Vintage Santa with Elves Christmas Greeting Card, Early 1900s

Somewhere in his career trajectory, Santa made the decision to replace his sleigh with a human body and has become a mobile jungle gym, carrying two children on his person — one tucked under his arm clutching a candy cane, another perched triumphantly on his shoulders in a red elf suit, arms outstretched like he just won something. His expression reads less 'jolly gift-giver' and more 'deeply regretting his career choices,' while a lone reindeer lurks in the background, presumably having also been demoted to irrelevance. A chimney billows fire to the left and a yellow moon hangs overhead, all of it somehow making this festive scene feel like an OSHA violation someone printed on cardstock and called 'A Merry Christmas.'