December 18th Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas
Santa has other names around the world, of course, and in the United Kingdom he is known as Father Christmas. Of all the books about Father Christmas, Raymond Briggs — Continue Reading →
December 17th Memory Game
I love the quirky drawings in this memory game from Boowa & Kawala:
December 16th Felt Owls
I love felt and owls are crazy popular right now so of course I had to share these cute little felt owls from Juicy Bits:
December 15th Santa Claus vs The Devil
This post is supersized because the Mexican film Santa Claus, known in North America as Santa Claus vs. The Devil, is almost certainly one of the worst movies ever committed Continue Reading →
December 14th Dear Mr. Santa Claus
A little precocious but fun animation about a boy who only wants to ride in Santa’s sleigh. Dear Mr. Santa Claus from Mathew Hayden, Cinipix, LLC. on Vimeo.
December 13th Christmas for Misfits
Any fan of Rankin-Bass knows the story of the Island of Misfit Toys — many, many stories around Christmas seem to focus on the unwanted toys (like the Tangerine Bear) Continue Reading →
December 12th Royal Christmas Pudding
The Christmas pudding (or plum pudding) that we are familiar with today dates back to the Victorian era (and much earlier if you count all the variations) but there is Continue Reading →
December 11th Saving Christmas
Can a little blue penguin gather the gifts and get them to Santa without falling into the traps? Maybe with your help! Play Saving Christmas, a simple arrow key-driven platform Continue Reading →
December 10th Santa Claus Funnies
Santa Claus had his own comics in the Golden Age as part of Dell’s Four Color series! Here’s an issue of Santa Claus Funnies from 1944. Of course, comics have Continue Reading →
December 9th Decopage Ornaments
Decoupage is a fancy word for basically gluing paper on things. In this lovely Russian video, a group of people are making decoupage ornaments. You don’t need to understand what Continue Reading →