But Is It Christmas? - Santa in a Snowmobile

This is deeply cool.

But Is It Christmas? - Santa on a Skateboard on a Roof

He might have got away with this back in the daredevil 70's but Health and Safety Regulations have put paid to this sort of nonsense. Imagine the risk assessment for this.

But Is It Christmas? Santa on Mars

The first of three stunning covers from Look and Learn in the Seventies. This one looking to the future of space travel, reassuring youngsters in the seventies that by the early 90s Santa would be able to visit us when we would all be living on the Red Planet.

The Snowman - Which Intro is Canon?

There are three possible openings to this classic animation which everyone in the world must watch at 4pm tomorrow.

The first two came at the same time.

Firstly we see Raymond Briggs walking through the landscape that inspired him and talking of remembering the snow which gives the following cartoon a real autobiographical edge.

Then there is the version with David Bowie who goes into a loft (presumably of the house in the cartoon) talks of snow and then picks up the scarf that James gets from Santa indicating that David Bowie is the boy from “The Snowman”.  Incredible.

Finally we have an animated version from the 20^th anniversary edition in which Santa backs up his version of the story. He was there, he met James…

There is no argument, the cartoon is a documentary, it happened. Raymond Briggs and Bowie are clearly childhood friends, David Bowie is James and Santa is real. FACT.

The Continuing Adventures of Santa Claus - Santa Claus playing a Piano

Canon?
Probably, this is probably a real photograph.

The Continuing Adventures of Santa Claus - Santa Claus and Mr Snow

Now this is definitely true.

The telling of this is almost documentary like in it's authentcity.

Actually this is so Christmassy you can smell the mince pies. Lean closer, go on! Sniff! Lick the screen! You taste that? That's Christmas.

Santa gets stuck, how will the children get their toys?

He gets stuck next to a snowman...

Using magic he brings the snowman to life!
The snowman helps him out of the snowdrift
AND helps to deliver all the right toys to all the right boys
and all the right toys to all the right girls!

There are various toys including some medicine for a small
alcoholic child suffering from DTs...
Above is one of her tragic hallucinations...

FACT: Father Christmas ALWAYS uses a magically animated snowman to help with the delivery of all the presents to all of the children.

Very Canon

Very Christmas

Now watch it again

The Continuing Adventures of Santa Claus - Santa Claus Versus the Zombies

Canon?

Definitely.

Santa exists.

Zombies exist.

It's all going to kick off.

Thanks heaven for Santa.

The Continuing Adventures of Santa Claus - Santa Claus Doing a Wordsearch

Canon?

Definitely.

Absolutely he does wordsearches.

There are many documented instances of him doing puzzles.

Look at any shelf at your newsagents.

The Continuing Adventures of Santa Claus - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

This is an infamous number and indeed it looks like a film that would make one's eyes melt and one's brain pour out of one's ears.

Santa is peace loving and would do no conquering of any Martians but as this is Christmas we can live with watching tosh.

Canon? No.
Good? What do you think?