Simon Cowell Hits The Waves In Barbados (PHOTO)

While others are spending the weekend bundled up to keep warm, Simon Cowell decided to head south to Barbados to celebrate the Christmas holiday.

The "X Factor" judge was spotted enjoying some time on a personal watercraft Dec. 24 -- just days after the "X Factor" finale in which 19-year-old Melanie Amaro took home the winning title.

"She was a good contestant because she thought long and hard about how she would interpret songs," Cowell told PEOPLE after Amaro won. "Every week we were discovering something new in her."

Check out the photo of Cowell below!

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[haganj3]

07:52 AM on 12/27/2011

Simon looks good shirtless.

[rewith85man]

11:52 PM on 12/25/2011

Instead of staying in a house and trying to keep warm, I would rather head out to the islands or so for a tropical vacation.

[wuvnu2]

10:59 PM on 12/25/2011

Love Simon! Don't care what anyone else thinks about him. I think YUM!!!

[rewith85man]

11:51 PM on 12/25/2011

Yeah, he is awesome. #XFactor rules.

[rjuliansf]

04:55 PM on 12/25/2011

Cowell has man boobs, and it's time to give up those t-shirts. He's beginning to look pathetic. But then, he can afford to.

[wuvnu2]

02:44 AM on 12/26/2011

To each his own, as the saying goes. Perfection gets old, fast. I like that he's not perfect. The buffed to the hub kind 'a men. . . .borrrring. But Simon's just the right kind 'a perfect. ;)

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[frant100]

04:01 PM on 12/25/2011

He needs to hit the gym. No muscle tone in his arms at all. Kelly Ripa has stronger looking arms.

[mtibbens]

03:59 AM on 12/26/2011

What do you look like?

[Morena]

11:06 AM on 12/26/2011

The way Simon critiques the weight and body of others. He really should look better.

[Black Female Commentator]

03:37 PM on 12/25/2011

Simon's got the It Factor, and an ear for talent.

I knew that Melanie would win the competition.

[skiclass]

11:35 AM on 12/25/2011

Simon, the life vest should be buckled up for your safety, your setting a poor example!

[Ron C]

10:24 AM on 12/25/2011

Whoopie for him, while he's doing that real people are working for a living.

[Richard von Schwedler]

10:21 AM on 12/25/2011

Looks like he broke the left mirror off of that thing. Time to get a new one.

[poozybear]

09:41 AM on 12/25/2011

I saw the picture. I knew what it was. I clicked on it anyway. Off to poke my eyes out with a fork ...

[globaltrekkie]

09:27 AM on 12/25/2011

One word: Wax.

[poozybear]

09:41 AM on 12/25/2011

...... and lots of it.

[kaysquare]

10:24 AM on 12/25/2011

No...guys are supposed to have hair on their chests, or more!

[elliottleann]

01:11 PM on 12/25/2011

Amen to that

[globaltrekkie]

02:11 PM on 12/25/2011

Ewwwww though

[midwstrner]

09:23 AM on 12/25/2011

Money or not, he's a handsome man sans shirt. Probably sans the attitude too but eh.

[DDL13]

09:11 AM on 12/25/2011

Good Pic!!

[leafericson]

09:30 AM on 12/25/2011

SPAMMER