𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚.

'𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦; 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.' — #𝑦𝑜𝑠𝘩𝑖𝑢𝑤𝑢.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

With your beard in the wrong place, yes.

[Lawrence Adair @NosferatuAdair]

Do I look like a Santa to you?

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Merry Christmas!

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

I am not narrow minded?!?!?!?!?!??!

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

You have enough imagination, I trust, to find a way to use what I'm leaving you in your work— only take care. Narrow-mindedness does not beget cheerfulness.

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

I have a job to do.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

And yet you fail to see how you can bring this joy to your duties. The two can coexist— if you will allow it.

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

I am not unimaginative?!

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

So long as you remain this unimaginative, it will not be. You must open your mind.

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

my mind is otherwise occupied.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

And it is no less avaliable to you there.

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

ja. well, I'm more concentrating on the security of the Minister.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

The spirit of this time is available in labor and in leisure.

[Agent ℝeinhardt @cautiousthunder]

I'm literally still working.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Right-o, then— don't ease up on Christmas Eve, my commercialised pets. We've got twelve days to prepare for.

[森山しなこ/Schinako🐇イラストとマンガ @schinako]

🎅🐇

[🍃 @cardamomkiss]

Illustration from one of J.R.R. Tolkien's annual Christmas letters to his children (1934)

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Watching.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Snapping his fingers— on the third try, gilt-framed pince nez perch upon the bridge of his nose.

Time to plan.

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Botheration— a good reminder. I've got to begin wrapping up the preparations for the final rough draft of the List.

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Let's open door number 12 on our pulp advent calendar...

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Let's open door number 11 on our pulp advent calendar...

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

Father Christmas by Else Wenz-Viëtor

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

Don't remind me!

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

J.R.R. Tolkien's illustration for his book 'Letters From Father Christmas'

[𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘈𝘚. @merrieoldnowell]

😀

[ravn @mfnravn]

how tf y'all start a christmas song w "you better watch out" watch fucking what

[erika @yeeeerika]

you're acting up? right before santa clause comes to town? unbelievable