Victorian Santa's Sleigh Christmas Card with Reindeer

Santa—rendered disturbingly small and perched awkwardly behind two suspiciously buff reindeer—looks less like the jolly gift-giver of legend and more like a stowaway who grabbed on at the last second. Those reindeer are absolutely *sprinting* through the clouds in perfect synchronized formation, their enormous antlers radiating golden light beams like some kind of ungulate religious experience, while clutching what appears to be a Christmas tree. The decorative red harness strapping them together is doing a lot of work here, both literally and aesthetically, while far below, a peaceful little village sits completely unaware that their regional deity is careening overhead in a cloud of golden chaos. The gold-scripted 'A Merry Christmas' at the bottom is doing heroic emotional labor trying to convince you this scene is wholesome.