A memorable one was when a child made a Christmas card for his teacher. He drew a very distorted Christmas tree with ornaments all over the place. And instead of writing 'Merry Christmas', he wrote 'Happy Tree Day'. The teacher found it so endearing and funny that she kept it for years.
I heard about a Christmas card that was sent to a wrong address. The recipient didn't know who it was from but the card had a picture of a cat wearing a Santa hat and doing a silly dance. Instead of trying to find the right owner, the person just kept it because it was so funny. Later, they found out it was meant for their neighbor who also thought it was a great story.
At an LDS Christmas party, they had a white elephant gift exchange. One of the gifts was a very old - fashioned LDS hymnal. The person who got it started singing a hymn right then and there, but in a really off - key and comical way. Everyone joined in the laughter and it made for a very fun and memorable moment. This kind of spontaneous and humorous event really added to the Christmas spirit in the LDS community.
One memorable funny story is when a family's cat climbed into the Christmas tree. Every time they tried to get it out, it would climb higher. Eventually, it just sat on top of the tree like it was its new throne. Another is about a man who dressed as Santa for a charity event. He accidentally sat on a whoopee cushion that a naughty kid had placed on the chair right before. His 'ho ho ho' turned into a surprised yelp. It was hilarious.
At a Christmas pageant, the angels' wings were made of large feathers. One of the angels accidentally knocked over the manger with her wings while trying to spread them wide. The baby Jesus doll went flying, and the shepherds had to scramble to catch it. It was chaos but also really funny.
A memorable one is when a cowboy accidentally mistook a reindeer for a wild deer while out on patrol on Christmas Eve. He chased it all over the place until he realized it had a shiny red nose. He then felt so silly but it became a story told around the campfire every Christmas. The image of a cowboy on horseback chasing what he thought was a normal deer only to find Rudolph was quite funny.
A group of reindeer at a petting zoo were given special Christmas hats to wear. One reindeer, in particular, seemed to love its hat. It would pose for pictures with visitors and even nudge the other reindeer to make sure they were wearing their hats properly. It was a very funny sight and made the Christmas at the zoo a lot more enjoyable.
I remember a Christmas pageant where the donkey that Mary was supposed to ride on was played by a little kid in a donkey costume. The kid got stage fright and refused to move at first. Then, when he finally did start walking, he walked in the wrong direction and led Mary away from the manger instead of towards it. It was really funny.
There was this one Christmas card that had a pop - up Santa Claus in it. When the person opened the card, Santa's beard got stuck on the side of the card and it looked like he was trying to escape. It was really funny. The sender had no idea it would turn out that way and it became a great conversation starter during Christmas get - togethers.
There was a family who sent out Christmas cards with their dog's photo on it. By mistake, the dog's tongue was sticking out in a really goofy way. But instead of being embarrassed, they received lots of positive feedback saying it was the funniest Christmas card ever. People loved the dog's silly expression and it became a talking point among their friends and relatives.
One really funny story is about a raccoon that climbed up a chimney thinking there was food inside. When it got to the fireplace, it was covered in soot and looked like a little black ghost. It ran around the living room scaring everyone until it found some cookies and ran back out. There was also a hen that laid an egg right on the Christmas dinner table. It was quite a surprise for the family. And a fox once got into a shed full of Christmas decorations and ended up with a string of lights around its tail as it ran away.
Well, I remember a story where a family's Christmas tree didn't get taken down until February. They just kept adding little post - Christmas ornaments like little Valentine's hearts to it. It looked really strange but also very funny.