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.
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.
A parrot in the zoo learned to mimic the zookeeper's sneeze perfectly. Every time the zookeeper sneezed, the parrot would do the same right after, much to the amusement of the visitors.
A dog and a squirrel had an interesting relationship. The dog would chase the squirrel up the tree every day. But one day, the squirrel dropped a nut on the dog's head on purpose. The dog was startled but then just sat there looking up at the squirrel in confusion. It was really funny.
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 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.
Well, I remember a story where a group of friends were having a Christmas gift exchange. One person had wrapped their gift in multiple layers of very tough tape. When it was time to open it, the recipient struggled so much that they ended up using a pair of scissors and accidentally cut through the gift inside. It was a small ornament and it broke into pieces. Everyone burst out laughing.
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.
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.
In a family, a child really wanted a tablet for Christmas. But his parents wrapped up a big box with a picture of a tablet on it. Inside was just a piece of paper that said 'You need to earn it first'. It was a funny way to teach the child about working hard for what you want while still having a bit of Christmas fun. The child ended up getting the tablet a few months later after achieving good grades at school.
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.