The Brief: There are many ways to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season. Memes are a quick and easy way for people to spread holiday cheer with just a few clicks.
DEEP DIVE
Here are some of the most popular Chrismas memes of 2018. Have yourself a memey Christmas!
You’ve Heard Of Elf On A Shelf
You’ve heard of Elf On A Shelf. Now get ready for Elon Musk on a tusk and Shrek on a deck. Popularized last year, this meme has made a resurgence this holiday season, with various rhymes proposed as alternatives to “Elf On A Shelf.”
Elf on a shelf? How bout pic.twitter.com/B0e3Nicu34
— Grace Packer (@gmoneypack3911) December 18, 2018
Thicc Grinch
On Twitter, people have been admiring Mr. Grinch’s thicc body and apparent sexiness.
Can’t stop thinking about him. pic.twitter.com/Jvrlvi1ant
— sarah schauer 🦂 (@SJSchauer) December 13, 2018
Melania Trump’s Christmas Trees
FLOTUS’s holiday decorating choice of blood-red Christmas trees was widely memed – especially by critics of the Trump administration.
It’s that time of year at White House … pic.twitter.com/7BEQ28neLj
— ✨Rey Skywalker ✨ (@Rey_Sistance) November 26, 2018
The War On Christmas
Red and green Starbucks cups, saying “happy holidays,” and the possibility that Santa could be a woman have been some of the subjects of petty debates over the so-called “War on Christmas.” Although no one seems to have actually declared war on Christmas – or suggested that it shouldn’t be celebrated, the concept of a war on Christmas is based on the conservative idea “triggered SJW‘s” are threatening the integrity and popularity of the holiday.
PSA: Santa is a man. Baby It’s Cold Outside is a jam. Rudolph is a Christmas classic. Stop searching for things to be offended by and definitely stop trying to ruin Christmas. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
— kt (@ktzirger) December 17, 2018
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
The debate over whether or not the widely covered song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” is an outdated celebration of rape culture or a timeless Christmas classic has spread to the world of memes.
Twenty years from now, kids are gonna think “Baby it’s cold outside” is really weird, and we’re gonna have to explain that it has to be understood as a product of its time. from r/Jokes
Posted by James Fell on Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Assorted Christmas Memes
As the 25th approaches, expect to see an uptick in Christmas-related memes on social media – even if they’re just a regular memes with Santa hats added to them.
Here’s a wholesome like a boss…time meme:
A political Rudolph meme:
Time to break out my favorite Christmas meme. pic.twitter.com/lEakSZWAGu
— No Angel. (@ItsSLCP) December 12, 2018
Some people just can’t shake spoopy season:
A Christmas Snoop Dogg Meme:
A Kpop K-ristmas:
Merry Christmas Universes my present is Memes pic.twitter.com/FBjJqDtyRg
— adam wants to hug wooseok (@videogaymess) December 17, 2018