I don’t remember when Festive Season Penguin came into the house, but he’s here now. A plush,rotund penguin, wrapped in a tartan scarf to keep him warm, he practically brims with cheer.

Festive Season Penguin used to be called Christmas Penguin. He likes christmas; if you hold his flipper he exclaims “Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!” in a jovial voice and then plays a rendition of a well known Christmas Carol for you. He’s not a very good singer, but he can sing in two notes at once, so that’s worth something.

Once our first Christmas with him ended, we didn’t have the heart to put him away, and so we renamed him Festive Season Penguin, and to this day he sits in our living room, cheering up the place with his unquenchable holiday spirit.

He’ll sing “Jingle Bells” for you, if you click this link.