Christmas cartoons

Christmas myth cartoon
Santa’s flying reindeer are just a Christmas myth shock!

Santa Claus on the roof of a house with a flying rhinoceros pulling his sleigh instead of the traditional flying reindeer. The rhino is telling a cat that the reindeer thing was just a silly myth.

Part of the joke is that the whole Santa Christmas story is a myth.
A cartoon about myths, beliefs and traditions.
Drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: xms005

Christmas cartoon
Santa Claus’s traditional clothes update

Santa employs a public relations consultant or marketing guru to update his image. The pr man suggests that Santa modernises his clothes to make them more fashionable and to improve his image with the young

He still keeps his trademark red though! (Apparently based on the corporate colours of Coca Cola).
A cartoon about fashion, tradition, corporate identity, public image, marketing

Cartoon drawn: 2000

Cartoon reference number: xms004

Christmas cartoon
Mythological characters cartoon

Santa Claus is rescued by Superman when Santa’s flying sleigh goes out of control and plunges towards the ground

One mythological or mythical figure being rescued by another mythical figure

Cartoon drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: xms003

Christmas cartoon
Snowman cartoon and snowdog cartoon

Children making a snowman, with one child making a snowdog (that’s urinating against a tree)

A cartoon suitable for a Christmas card

Cartoon drawn: 2000

Cartoon reference number: xms002

Christmas cartoon
The three wise men following the Star of Bethlehem

The three wise men find Jesus by following the Star of Bethlehem, which is announcing his birth. The Star of Bethlehem is a newspaper.

A cartoon about the media, journalism, tabloid journalism, religion, myths, tradition and Christmas.
This illustration was published as a Christmas card by Paperlink.
Drawn: 1991

Cartoon reference number: xms001