X-Treme X-Mas X-Travaganza (DONE)

Last year, I only remember there being about fifteen, maybe twenty strips dealing with Christmas. Not this year, though. Not this year. There's well over a hundred strips, and I'm going to post them in groups of fifteen to twenty throughout the day. Before we begin, however, this is from yesterday and, so far, it's been about the most touching Christmas thing I've seen this year:


With that, on with the commentary. Once again, all these strips are from December 25th, so I'm not going to bother dating them.

2 Cows and a Chicken

I'd chastise the chicken for its lapse of logic, but I'm pretty sure I might come to the same conclusion if I was in such a situation.

6 Chix

I know what's going on in this picture, but... I don't know. The scale and proportions and all those other art-y things seem off. The upper floor is at an incline, there's no chimney, and it looks like those two women are taking sadistic glee in melting their upstairs neighbors. This is a very twisted Christmas thing. And yes, it counts as Christmas, because they're referencing a Christmas carol. Methinks I could have cut down the amount of strips I have if I had more stringent criteria, but I'd seriously only have about six or seven less.

9 Chickweed Lane

The 9 Chickweed Lane guy gives us one of the characters dressed in a sexy Santa Claus outfit. This unnerves me, for reasons I have stated before. Namely, people shouldn't lust after Santa Claus. It's possible that she's not supposed to be Santa, though, in which case, enjoy your sexy cartoon character, if that's your thing.

9 to 5

A lot of these strips today are about mishaps Santa Claus had while delivering gifts. If he wasn't a magical immortal, or darn close to being a magical immortal, I'd be rather worried.

Adam@Home

Another thing to note is that, on Christmas, a good majority of the strips opt for being more sentimental than funny. This is different from normal, when most strips opt for being funny but end up being lame. Not that Adam@Home is usually lame, though. It's usually pretty decent.

Agnes

If you read this strip, you know that Agnes isn't particularly well-off herself, so it's especially poignant to see her and her grandmother giving food to a needy family. It's like that one parable about the rich guy who gave lots of money and the poor woman who could only give a little, but it was all she had and the rich guy was still really rich, and when the poor lady got some magic boots or something the rich guy was like, "What the heck?" and it was because she gave despite not really being able to give. That's why she got magic boots. It's possible that no magic boots are actually involved.

Alley Oop

Unlike other caveman-centric comic strips, it's makes a little bit of sense that Alley Oop would celebrate Christmas since he's from the future. Also, Bender works on the strip, apparently. Good for him, branching out like that.

Animal Crackers

Some strips just keep on truckin' with the trying to be funny bit. Their success in this can usually be gleaned from their daily exploits, hence this unsurprising edition of Animal Crackers.

Apartment 3-G

Soap strips have special rules, and will usually just shoehorn Christmas stuff into a typical strip. Of special note is the ghosts in the background, reminiscent of the scene in Dickens' A Christmas Carol after Scrooge meets Marley's ghost and goes to the window to see a bunch of ghosts walking around. They never put that in any of the adaptions, for some reason. They really should.

Archie

Betty is remarkable unfazed to see two of her friends mauled half to death. I expect that sort of behavior from Veronica, but not from you, Betty. How disappointing.

Arctic Circle

I hope you like jokes about Santa using Twitter and texting and whatnot, folks. This is only the first one.

Argyle Sweater

As a token of the holiday spirit, I decided to include any strips about the other holidays that occur around this time of year, should they fall upon Christmas. There are none. In lieu of that, here's a generic holiday strip. It involves little people.

Arlo and Janis

I would also want a CD, because it's neat to have hard copies of things in case your computer explodes or something. I have had problems in the past with this.

B. C.

It also makes sense that BC celebrates Christmas, since it's actually a hellish post-apocalyptic comic strip.

Baby Blues

There's also plenty of jokes about kids opening their presents pretty darn quickly, and how greedy kids are about their presents. So I hope you like those, too.

Bad Reporter

Bad Reporter? More like bad attempt at being humorous. Except the hamster thing, because hamsters using... wait, that's a Nintendo DS. You can't get to Twitter on a Nintendo DS, foolish comic strip! It's still a cute image, though.

Baldo

She better start making brownies or something using that oven, or it's likely that Baldo's father is going to start maiming people. He's one angry guy.

The Barn

I thought sheep liked to be sheared? The cow's reaction, though, is fully justified.

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

On Christmas Day, many people eagerly await the second coming of Barney Google. However, scenes like the above keep the elusive man at bay. We'll have to see if he pops back in around Easter. SPOILER ALERT: He so won't.

Beetle Bailey

At least Animal Crackers attempted to have a joke. This is far from the only strip we'll see today which totally cops out of doing anything and just putting up a random message to its readership. Beetle does seem to be merrily kicking his pail at the General, though I'm sure this won't have any consequences or be remembered by anyone at all ever.

Ben

That dog is probably going to devour Santa Claus.

Better Half

Know what would make this strip funny, and a bit morbid? If his father was dead.

Betty

Pretty sure that's not the reason, fella.

Between Friends

Another cop-out. I get why you do these (I doubt many people read the comics on Christmas, after all: why do more work if no one is going to read it? I don't know, says the guy who's posting over a hundred comic strips on Christmas.) but you could at least try to squeeze a joke in there. At least they made the hot chocolate steam turn into the Merry Christmas. That's sort of neat.

Big Nate

This deals with the aftermath of a gift, so it counts in the total. How did the kid get a pigeon in the middle of winter, though? Did he get one from a farm or something? They have those. I got a pet pigeon from one once.

Birdbrains

I'm not sure what's going on here. Is Santa eating reindeer meat? Or is he feeding the reindeer bits from other reindeer? If it's the later, why is Rudolph so angry about it? At least this strip reminds me of a few Far Side panels involving similar gags. Gary Larson did it better, though.

Bizarro

The concept of Sasquatch Claus pleases me. You earn a gold star today, Bizarro.

Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog

I really have nothing to say about this strip. I'm reasonably certain that another strip uses the "God bless us, every one!" line today. You can't really fault them for doing so.

Blondie

Elmo's a cheapskate.

Bob the Squirrel

Amazingly, this isn't the only strip dealing with reindeer feces. I'm pretty sure one of them also mentions Twitter or texting, too.

Boomerangs

One can never take Mario Kart too seriously. I hate using that wheel, though. It's very unresponsive.

Born Loser

A snowblower is still a pretty good thing to get, especially if all they had before was a shovel. Brutus' single tear is melodramatic and wholly unjustified.

Bound and Gagged

Why would the elves need to buy a tree? You'd think Santa would provide one for them. That middle elf knows what I'm talking about: he looks pretty miffed about the whole thing.

Brainwaves

Santa Claus is a jerk, and I bet that poor little girl is heartbroken because the only thing she got is that one box which probably contains a non-functioning product.

Brevity

I would like to know more about the relationship between this family and the snail. Is the snail some sort of vengeful creature who must be satiated, or just a frequent neighbor who was hurt over being forgotten in years past? I doubt I will ever find the answers to these questions.

Brewster Rockit

This strips brings forth memories. I dated someone once and every Christmas we'd go to my aunt's house and they'd have that Christmas Story marathon playing. It was good background because everyone had seen it millions of times already. However, every single time anyone brought up the movie or we saw it for sale somewhere, my ex-girlfriend would bring up how it was my family's all-time favorite movie. This made me very angry, but she would not stop doing it. Also, that scene where the kid gets his tongue stuck to the icy pole? I still can't watch that without cringing.

Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee

Our second joke today about how fast kids are when opening presents. At least it's not being political today.

On that note, I'm taking a break because it's 6AM and I haven't slept yet. See you after I'm rudely woken up by excited children, folks.

All right, I'm back. Let's continue, shall we?

Broom Hilda

Why would a witch, a vulture, and a... furry creature be afraid of a squirrel? Unless they think it's the tree that's talking to them, which is a bit more believable.

Buckets

Isn't part of Santa's deal knowing whether you've been naughty or nice? I'm really just grasping at straws to figure out things to comment upon.

Buckles

The fact that Buckles hates Santa Claus is one of the more enjoyable aspects of the strip.

Cathy

Alternatively, the fact that Cathy exists is an aspect that is enjoyed by no one. Dogs in hats do not automatically equal funny, and it's further diminished by the fact that it's Cathy.

C'est la Vie

I can't tell if this is supposed to be funny (because it's out of character for her to be happy) or sweet (pretty much for the same reason) but perhaps it's meant to be both?

Chuckle Brothers

I think this strip is supposed to be funny. Odd-sounding names are also not automatically funny, a lesson which should be learned by many comics.

Cleats

I'm going to stop pointing out things which aren't funny just because they're there, because if I do that, I'll be here all day. I mean, I'll be here all day pretty much anyway, but... whatever. Let's continue.

Close to Home

Second joke about reindeer feces! Man, that really doesn't deserve any sort of exclamation point.

Committed

Gack? Nickelodeon Gak? It's been so long since I've seen that mentioned anywhere. If I recall correctly, though, Floam was a lot better than Gak. Neater-looking, too. The kid got a good deal

Compu-Toon

There's also a lot of comic strips today which play upon the star motif. Whether or not this will make Orient kings flock to these comic strips weeks later is yet to be seen, but it hasn't happened yet.

Cow and Boy

I've learned not to ask questions about what's going on in Cow and Boy. The only thing to do is sit back and watch them do shenanigans.

Crankshaft

Crankshaft knows that people are out to get him, and is well aware that his guard is lowest around Christmas. I like the random open gifts in the background. There's oven mitts, a bowling ball, and what could either be a flannel shirt or a tablecloth. You can be sure he'll check them all to make sure they won't kill him.

Crock

I was going to say that those reindeer are terrible looking (and appear to be missing a few legs) but then I realized that expecting some level of artistic competency in Crock is really asking for too much. It's a nice sentiment, at least.

Cul de Sac

After weeks of waiting, we finally get a pay off for this storyline, and what a grand pay-off it is! That's the magic of Christmas, folks.

Curtis

I'm rather disturbed by the image of Curtis, all wrapped-up and ready to be given with the little message saying "Enjoy!" Is Ray Billingsley trying to give us Curtis? That's all sorts of messed-up. It's a nice sentiment, though.

Daddy's Home

This is pretty much saying the exact same thing as the Curtis strip. Except this strip rhymes, so I guess it wins, sort of?

Deflocked

In a way, this also carries the same message, but it's more understated here. It's also another "Kids go through presents pretty darn quick!" joke, but the pathos of the third panel, where the young man realizes that he has wagered all of his happiness on obtaining material possessions causes the joy of the first two panels to be cast in a different light. Where did they get those catalogs, though? There's no mail on Christmas.

Dennis the Menace

You know what would make this a merry Christmas? If Dennis was a menace again. Remember the old Dennis the Menace cartoon? I vaguely do, and I'm pretty sure he did menacing stuff a lot. If anything, things would backfire horribly for him. One episode had an unfrozen viking, I think. They should put that in this strip.

Dick Tracy

I like how shoe-horned the Christmas greeting is. I honestly do. It's as if the guys doing the strip looked at their calendars and said, "Oh no! We should do something for Christmas!" and had the thug throw out his Christmas joke so they could do the third panel. Dick doesn't wear his hat nearly enough anymore, in my opinion. It's good to see it again.

Dinette Set

For a Dinette Set panel, this is surprisingly free of background clutter. There's still a little bit, but not nearly as much as any other day.

Dog Eat Doug

This dog has a very odd point of view when it comes to strays randomly entering her home. Most dogs would bark, at the very least.

Doonesbury

This is about the most token a mention of Christmas can be without doing something with Luke Cage saying "Sweet Christmas!" and passing it off as holiday-related.

The Doozies

There should be more holiday pageants with gunfights in them.

Drabble

Another joke about how greedy kids are. Easter, indeed!

The Duplex

Another strip about playing in boxes. Watch out for Baldo's dad, you two: after he's done showing his daughter why she should value what's in the box as well as the box itself, he'll be coming after you!

Elderberries

Dusty won't play by your rules, establishment-man! He won't cotton to you being all like, "No presents, fool!" He'll give you a present, and your heart will be touched. Your very soul will be touched by Dusty's kindness. That's just how he rolls.

With that, another short break. Be back soon, lads and lassies.

All right, back. And I've added like, thirty comics to my total. They'll pop up where they should pop up, alphabetically, after I finish this first batch. (Note: This has been done.)

F Minus

I think I saw a similar joke yesterday in another comic strip. It's funnier here, though, since the other one involved the two island-mates swapping letters. Also, that angry fellow is rather humorous.

Family Circus

Why are only two presents wrapped? Did the parents just decide they didn't want to bother anymore? If so, good for them. Don't let those melon-heads push you around.

Family Tree

Black-hair guy sure showed blond-hair guy,

Fast Track

Another ongoing story-line that meets its climax on Christmas. Unlike the Cul de Sac one, though, this could really have been done any time of year. Putting Santa and his elf into it just made it seasonally appropriate.

Flight Deck

If I g

Flo and Friends

You know, except for all the wars and violence. Other than that, though, love is all around.

Flying McCoys

I think that he could probably get away with sending that one through the postal service. Or have an elf take a reindeer out to get the job done. I'm sure they'd both appreciate their adventure. Give them abstract personalities, claim they're saving Christmas, and you've got yourself a new Rankin-Bass special.

For Better or Worse

Michael Patterson has always been a twerp.

FoxTrot Classics

Another favorite joke is "kids like to wake up incredibly early on Christmas morning!" This is true. Even the laziest kid will be up before 9AM, and they'll make darn sure that you're up, too.

Frank and Ernest

I'm hoping the Game Pod is a lot better sounding than it is. Like one of those things they put people in in "The Matrix". I hope it's that thing.

Frazz

She could just yell at Frazz herself. The dog seems too shocked to do much of anything.

Fred Basset

I'm counting this as a Christmas strip because they're wearing the paper crowns you'd get from crackers. That's a British Christmas thing, right?

Funky Winkerbean

I thought Tony Montoni went to Florida every year, not Funky. Did Funky start going too? At what point will he realize that the name Funky is absurd and that he should start going by a more dignified name? Why do I even care, it's freaking Funky Winkerbean. Les is probably going to stab everyone, though. Count on it.

Garfield

This counts. It's gift-giving, and if I'm counting that token mention of Christmas in Doonesbury, then I can count this, too. It is weird to see Jon doing that, though. I sort of hope we never see that again.

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley always does this the classiest, which is probably because they've been around forever. They're pretty much an American institution.

Gil Thorp

That's because time moves differently there. I think it's been about two weeks since the end of summer break in Milford. That second panel is very creepy, though, with them looking at us like that. Especially Gil. Gil looks like he's forming some pretty unsavory ideas, and I'm going to go ahead and move along before I get too creeped out.

Grand Avenue

I can sympathize, though I did manage to get a few hours of sleep. Not enough, though, which is why it's 2AM on the 26th and I'm still writing out commentary for comic strips.

The Grizwells

What in the world is that skeleton thing hanging out of the trash can? It looks like some sort of fish, if a fish's front fins functioned like arms. Which they do not. It must be some sort of Lovecraftian horror.

Hagar the Horrible

Pretty sure you'd be well within your right to murder her, Hagar. You are a viking, after all. You shouldn't take this sort of nonsense from anyone.

Hazel

Out of all the kids in all the comic strips, these two are probably the worst because they can just wake up and start unwrapping stuff. I doubt Hazel would let them, though: she's one harsh maid.

Heart of the City

Another plot-line climaxes on Christmas. The angle of the lighting booth seems off, though. Not off like the thing in Six Chix, though. Just slightly askew and too big to be there, like an MC Escher drawing or something. Crazy.

Hi and Lois

Just one cookie? I know times are tough for you guys, but you should at least give him two cookies. One cookie just seems really cheap.

Home and Away

Another joke about kids opening presents. That's like four or something. It happens every year, too. Don't these cartoonists realize it? Well, this is why they make the big bucks and I don't, I guess. They know what works.

Housebroken

I had a long diatribe about this written, then I realized that I was complaining on Thanksgiving because there were no new episodes of the shows I watch on. Still, I get why they do it like that and I don't really mind that I have to wait a bit to see new episodes. I certainly wouldn't ask Santa to change things.

Imagine This

So the sins of the bear are being visited upon all in the household? That's cold, Santa Claus. Ice cold.

Jack Ohman

Look everyone, it's a political cartoon! Moving along now.

Judge Parker

Judge Parker goes for the star imagery, mixed with supporting the troops. Which is nice.

Jump Start

If he was smart, he'd chuck the babies at her. That would stymie her but good.

Kit and Carlyle

That is the strongest cat in the world.

Knight Life

So the joke here is that the spatula guy is too dumb to know a sonogram is a picture of a baby inside the mother's womb? Is that the joke? I guess there are worse jokes.

La Cucaracha

I've discussed why Santa Claus would not receive a bail-out before, not that I expect the guy who makes this strip to read this blog or even care about my opinions on the matter. Comic strips think bail-out jokes are funny, after all. They're wrong, but you can't stop them. They're syndicated, after all.

Last Kiss

If more people were as clueless as this, we wouldn't have to deal with all that "War on Christmas" nonsense.

Lio

They couldn't really top yesterday's Lio for sheer Christmas spiritness, so this random message of holiday cheer is all right.

Little Dog Lost

I'm counting this because the ball of dung has a bow on it. It's pretty gross.

The Lockhorns

She's actually talking about low-level midget prostitutes. Leroy actually got her something fairly nice, but she can't bring herself to say a kind word about him or his gift.

Lola

Aren't milk and cookies enough for him anymore?

Loose Parts

I wouldn't mind him being Skippy Christ. I saw some guy on the news whose name was Bill Christ. There might already be a Skippy Christ.

Luann

Like Elmo, Brad is a cheapskate.

Mallard Fillmore

Wow, Mallard Fillmore is being classy today. Truly, it is a time of miracles!

I have about sixty more comics to do. Perhaps more, I've lost count. Time now for a short break, however.

So the short break turned into "fall asleep until people start arriving and have no time to do more comic strip stuff." No matter, here I am now to finish the job! Be sure to go back, as I've inserted a bunch of comic strips into their proper alphabetical order.

Marmaduke

I'm pretty sure that gift by Marmaduke's head is a hand grenade. Watch out, kids, the freedom fighters have finally arrived to liberate you from your dog-related torment!

Marvin

This is actually more of an effort from Marvin than I expected. Good show, I guess.

Mary Worth

It would appear that Wilbur's drink is shooting off flares.

Meaning of Lila

I can't tell if the last panel is a joke or not because it's so sad.

The Middletons

Ho ho! A joke about texting! And it's someone's mom doing it, too! Old people texting? HILARITY!

Moderately Confused

Another joke about how fast/greedy children are. Hopefully these comic strip people will realize their folly and try harder next year. Perhaps we can get 100% for fast/greedy kids jokes! Make it happen, comic-smiths!

Momma

I feel kind of bad for Momma in this strip, and therefore I hate it. Curse you, Mell Lazarus! CURSE YOU!

Monty

I also feel moderately bad for Monty, but at least it's somewhat humorous.

Mother Goose and Grimm

Grimm is kind of a jerk, isn't he? Attila gets it, though.

Mutts

The cat's going to try and eat them, I bet. Any self-respecting cartoon cat would.

My Cage

I've never seen "It's a Wonderful Life" but this storyline teaches me that should I see it and dislike it, then I'll be a pariah. Well, more of a pariah.

Mythtickle

The ex-girlfriend I was talking about before actually preferred the live-action Grinch to the animated one. It was just one of the many reasons I should have broken up with her before she took advantage of me and dumped me. I'm not in a very good mood today, by the way. Good thing I'm halfway done with these!

Nancy

Nancy goes the Judge Parker route and supports the troops with the symbolism of the star. At least, I think that's a star. It might be a tremendous eye.

Nest Heads

I've never seen Halloween candy put into Christmas stockings, but I know for sure that there's still a small amount of Halloween candy left over in this house. It's c

New Adventures of Queen Victoria

I can hardly read the text, but it's a nice sentiment. Good job being classy, NAQV.

Non Sequitur

This would not work because Santa Claus cannot fly. It'd be funny if he could, though.

Off the Mark

Dogs crave the taste of human flesh, but know that if they actually bit anyone, then it would be over

Ollie and Quentin

What denotes attractiveness in a lugworm? I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

On a Claire Day

That dog also craves the taste of roast turkey. He'll get it, one way... or the other.

One Big Happy

Two adorable malapropisms in one day? It must be a Christmas miracle!

The Other Coast

You could just use a digital camera. It wouldn't be as good as a studio shot, but much better than whatever Google Maps can give you.

Over the Hedge

Every squirrel dreams of cuddling with baby Jesus. That's a Biblical FACT.

Overboard

Oh man, those mice were gonna shoot down Santa! HILARITY! (I realize I've used this before. I'd like to get this over with, though.)

Pajama Diaries

The main family in this strip is Jewish, so I was surprised that they did a Christmas strip. Later in the day, my cousin talked about having Chinese food for dinner. I referred to it as a traditional Jewish Christmas dinner. It was either that, or reference A Christmas Story and I'm unwilling to do that.

Pardon My Planet

Two jokes about ladies' underwear, two days in a row. Who sells ladies' underwear at a garage sale, though? That's kind of twisted.

Pibgorn

This is better than the storyline they have going now, so I'm willing to accept this wordless drawing of supposedly attractive proto-humans in lieu of something with actual dialog.

Pickles

If you're going to break the fourth wall, go all the way. The resulting joke is all right, though.

Pinkerton

You've gotta love it when a comic strip mangles poems. Or you can not love it. That's really your business.

Piranha Club

"Yummy-licious" is so not a word. Also, didn't these elves used to be peach? Why did they start coloring them green?

Pluggers

Another use of the symbolism of the star. Juxtaposed with a rusty old pick-up truck buried in how, it becomes rather depressing.

Pooch Cafe

Santa Claus just totally killed that dog. Was it an accident, though, or perhaps... ON PURPOSE? I hope they explore this.

Prickly City

My god, the art is even worse than normal! As is the type-face! I need to go scrub out my eyes. Be right back.

Pros and Cons

The fourth panel is some criminal going "Ahem!" and the guy wishing people a Merry Christmas flicking him off. The fifth panel is Stan beating up said criminal.

Quigmans

I'm glad Christmas is over, because now we can be done with these lame jokes about the North Pole melting and leaving Santa all wet.

Real Life Adventures

If you mess with the Santa, you'll get the CLAUS!

...that probably works better verbally.

Reality Check

I'd want a pres

Red and Rover

This is slightly disturbing, though I can't figure out why.

Retail

Another Grinch-related memory: A Latin teacher I had loved the special to pieces, and every year he'd show all his classes the movie and have little contests pertaining to it. He also loved catapults, but that's not really related to anything.

Rex Morgan

Well, look at that. Another comic supporting our troops. Good for it.

Rip Haywire

Did they adopt that orphan boy? I didn't see any strips between where we found out the boy was an orphan and came to the North Pole so Santa could find him a family and this one. This seems like the type of strip that would adopt an orphan, though. Oh, and it's supporting the troops, too.

Rose is Rose

That kid is like the most messed-up kid ever. Not just because of this, but because of how good and pure and well-behaved he is. Someday he's going to snap, and Rose won't be Rose anymore. She'll be dead.

Rhymes With Orange

I thought part of the Santa magic was not feeling any ill effects from all the cookies and milk? I could be wrong, but I really don't care one way or another. I'm at the Rs!

Safe Havens

According to this strip, Merfolk pretty much just live in fear of being eaten every single moment of their lives. Which is how it should be.

Sally Forth

If you mess with the Ted, you'll get the FORTH!

...that one doesn't work on any level.

Scary Gary

How thoughtful.

Sherman's Lagoon

What would a crab want with toes? Sick little crustacean.

Soup to Nutz

Ha, the kid is precocious! HILARITY!

Speed Bump

This just comes off as creepy and stalkerish, and also a bit arrogant.

Spider-Man

I'm thinking shooting someone while a bullet-proof guy is standing right next to you is a pretty fool-hardy move and you'll be going to prison anyway. Also, as someone who's read this strip obsessively over the past three years, I can say things have never been all that tense. Nice of Stan and Larry to wish us a Merry Christmas, though. It's the only one of my strips that did so.

State of the Union

Just saying some guy's name doesn't equal hilarity.

Stone Soup

Mom probably also has a thing for twins, triplets, and all the things higher than those two.

Strange Brew

Turn the candy cane into a shiv and wait in the milk. When Santa goes to take a drink, stab him in his throat. Then use the note to dry yourself off. Easy as pie.

Sylvia

I hate this strip most of all, but the cat thing right here is the least terrible thing it does. So I'm glad they did it on Christmas.

Tank McNamara

You could also just have someone film the games for you. You can get a decent camcorder for $50.

Tina's Groove

What does the Baby Jesus look like? Don't leave me hanging here, Tina! What does he look like? WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?!

Tiny Sepuku

Give the gift that keeps on giving: overbearing parenting.

Todd the Dinosaur

They messed with Santa. They got the CLAUS.

..E. In this case, the brown M&M clause.

W. T. Duck

Indeed, Duck. Indeed.

Wee Pals

This is pretty much what Beetle Bailey did, except I knew who the Beetle Bailey people were. I don't care enough about thisstrip to know who anyone is, save token Jewish kid. He's under the Y.

Yenny

Why doesn't the bird just fly away if he's so annoyed?

Wizard of Id

Hold on, he messed with Santa and did not get the Claus. Maybe there's a catch that if you kidnap an elf, Santa has to grant your wish, even if you mess with him. That's the only thing I can figure out.

Working Daze

That woman is another type of C-word. I won't say what it is and I'll deny any attempts to guess it.

Working It Out

Johnson is one angry guy, and so I'd watch out if I was that boss.

Zack Hill

Ha ha! Kids are greedy!

Ziggy

Yeah, whatever. I have two more strips to go, I'm not wasting my time on you, Ziggy.

Zippy the Pinhead

I didn't think that Zippy would have a Christmas strip. I was surprised when they did, and rather annoyed. Oh well.

Zits

Whatever happened to Jeremy's older brother? I know he went to study abroad, but why hasn't he come back at all? Did he pull a Lyman?

There you have it, folks. This list was as comprehensive as I could make it, and I hope you enjoy it and had a happy holiday. Now I'm off to watch Doctor Who.