Christmas came early for two little girls when Santa Claus surprised them with their dad, a soldier who's been deployed in Afghanistan for nine months.

In a heartwarming video posted online by Clarksville.com on Wednesday, the youngsters visited the Governors Square Mall in Clarksville, Tennessee, and asked Kris Kringle for their father Trent Baskerville to come home.

Santa told the girls to close their eyes, moved behind a stack of presents and granted their wish by bringing out their dad.