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.

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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.”

Thicc Grinch

On Twitter, people have been admiring Mr. Grinch’s thicc body and apparent sexiness.

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.

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.

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The debate over whether or not the widely covered song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” is an outdated celebration of rape culture or a timeless Christmas classic has spread to the world of memes.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: 

Some people just can’t shake spoopy season: 

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A Christmas Snoop Dogg Meme:

This my favorite Christmas meme from r/memes

A Kpop K-ristmas: