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.
A family once received a Christmas present that was clearly mislabeled. It was supposed to be a set of nice china plates but turned out to be a box full of dog toys. They laughed about it and decided to give the dog toys to their neighbor's dog and had a great time watching the dog's excitement. Also, there was a group of carolers who got lost on their way to a house and ended up singing Christmas carols at a police station. The officers were so amused that they joined in.
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.
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.
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.
I remember a story where a child wrote a letter to Santa asking for a real unicorn. On Christmas morning, his parents had found a white horse with a horn glued to its head in the backyard. It was a really creative and funny way for the parents to surprise their child. The look on the kid's face was priceless.
My cousin got a singing fish plaque one Christmas. Every time someone walked by it, it would start singing 'Take Me to the River'. It was so tacky yet so funny that it became the center of attention during the holiday gathering.
There was this one office where they had a live nativity scene as part of the Christmas celebration. One of the employees playing a shepherd accidentally tripped over a lamb prop and fell into the manger. It was chaos but super funny. The whole office was talking about it for weeks.