The Brief: 'Tis the season to be jolly, so enjoy these 2020 Christmas memes.

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We certainly need some holiday cheer this year after a disastrous 2020. Here are some of the most amusing (and even controversial) Christmas memes circling the net this year.
A Christmas tradition is Elf On The Shelf memes. Well, celebs put their own twist on it this year, photoshopping a photo of one celeb on another. The gag is their names rhyme. Garcelle Beauvais appeared to have started it all when she shared a picture with a tiny version of herself perched on Pharrell’s shoulder.
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Inspired by Beauvais, Elizabeth Banks joined in on the trend, with “Hanks on Banks.”
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Here is “Sean Penn on Jenn.”
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Here’s a spin with inanimate objects.
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And, animals!
This TikTok gave Elf a different kind of shelf, if you know what I mean.
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Some of our favorite meme formats are getting the holiday treatment, too.
A Communist Bugs Bunny meme:
A “No Nut November” meme:
This is my first Christmas meme. I hope you like it. from dankmemes
A Mariah Carey Christmas meme:
A Star Wars meme:
I HATE YOU! from PrequelMemes
This one is for those who aren’t ready to learn the truth about Old Saint Nick:
For the naughty list:
Oh hey it’s December now we can make Christmas memes! from memes
This one is a bit risquΓ©.
Christmas meme! from memes
And, we can’t finish this piece off without a Rudolph meme.
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