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The 68-year-old retired as host of CBS' Late Show in May
Letterman was spotted in New York with a long beard that makes him look a bit like Santa Claus
Letterman is set to travel to India next year to work on the National Geographic documentary series Years of Living Dangerously

By Alexandra Klausner For Dailymail.com and Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 02:11 EST, 16 November 2015 | Updated: 02:34 EST, 16 November 2015

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Ever since retiring from CBS' Late Show, David Letterman is sporting a more relaxed Santa Claus inspired look.

Letterman was spotted in New York arriving back at his apartment with his son 11-year-old Harry and a friend on Saturday. The former late night king was wearing a beanie with a flag depicting the state of California along with casual attire and a full-on white beard.

Letterman was also seen in New York back in September with his casual look on display but it appears as though his beard may have gotten ever longer since then.

While Letterman sometimes sported a beard in his 33 years on air, he always kept it short and neat for TV. But in retirement, it seems that Letterman has not been as diligent with his trimmer.

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Just in time for Christmas: Letterman was spotted in New York arriving back at his apartment with his son 11-year-old Harry and a friend on Saturday. The former late night king was wearing a beanie with a flag depicting the state of California along with casual attire and a full-on white beard

Lack of grooming: While Letterman sometimes sported a beard in his 33 years on air, he always kept it short and neat for TV. But in retirement, it seems that Letterman has not been as diligent with his trimmer

New reins: Letterman, pictured here in relaxed attire, taped his final episode of the Late Show on May 20, and received send off by the five living presidents. He was replaced by comedian Stephen Colbert, who took over the reins of the show in September

Letterman taped his final episode of the Late Show on May 20, and received send off by the five living presidents.

He was replaced by comedian Stephen Colbert, who took over the reins of the show earlier this month.

A huge 13.76 million viewers tuned in to watch the 68-year-old's emotional farewell.

Lazy Sunday: David Letterman sported a snowy beard when he went for a walk in New York City with his son Harry back in September

New project: In September, it was announced that Letterman would be appearing on the National Geographic channel's documentary series 'Years of Living Dangerously'. Letterman will reportedly be traveling to India sometime next year to see how climate change is impacting the country for the series

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When Letterman announced his retirement in April 2014, he joked that he would be quitting so that 'Paul and I can be married' - a reference to his music director Paul Shaffer.

He hosted the Late Show for 22 years.

Before that, he was host of NBC's Late Night for 11 years. That makes him the longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history.

Farewell: Letterman is pictured here on April 3. That night, he announced that he would be retiring after working for 30 years as a late night host

While Letterman has barely started his retirement, it seems he is already antsy to get back to work.

In September, it was announced that Letterman would be appearing on the National Geographic channel's documentary series 'Years of Living Dangerously'.

Letterman will reportedly be traveling to India sometime next year to see how climate change is impacting the country for the series.

David Gelber and Joel Bach, the series' producers, told Variety that they reached out to Letterman because he always showed an interest in profiling the issues of climate change on the Late Show.

'You could just tell. Whenever they would have a climate discussion, he would really kind of perk up,' Bach said, 'And it turns out he does, he cares about it a lot. He’s definitely invested in this issue.'

The documentary series will be Letterman's first project since retiring from the Late Show.