Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 23, 2022

Santa will be getting updates from his Naughty or Nice reconnaissance center even as he’s flying from House to house. So, you better be good until you get a hold of those presents.

Santa didn’t need to decide from the beginning about you, Calvin.

Trials and tribulations

Nah, Santa just subcontracted the local coal man……..

“I’m gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas…”

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I’ve always loved the back of Calvin’s head.

I have always hated the “naughty or nice” aspect of Santa, but it was inevitable. They’ve had some sort of rewarder/punisher of good/bad children in most cultures long before there ever was a St. Nick. He was just adapted to the Christian era.

That last day can be a real doozy!

What’s one more day…ask Jack Bauer…

“He’s making a list, and checking it twice, Calvin is doomed, didn’t take Mom’s advice…”

Never try and outsmart Santa… he knows all. Especially about Calvin.

Santa used to have a special lamp that lit up when Calvin was bad but the electricity bill was sky high so they had to make it light when he is good – never had to change the bulb.

Santas got your number, Calvin!

Hope it is a boxed set “The Complete Hamster Huey and Gooey Kablooey” like the ad at the bottom of the page.

You know, I think Hobbes is going to get all the presents and maybe he will share them with Calvin. I would sooo do that.

Oh, you’ll be getting something from Santa, Calvin. Your house has a fireplace with a chimney, and all those cookies with milk from the other houses Santa visited have to go someplace.

He needs to pop his good duplicate out of the Duplicator, then steal all HIS loot.

Remember December 26th to 31st, Santa is on vacation! That week doesnt count for this year, and it doesnt count for next year!

Unlike last minute shopping, Santa doesn’t have to wait until Christmas Eve to decide about Cal.

You just admitted your “goodness” was a charade…

Hobbes is such an instigator ;)

One day more!

The road to “goodness” – one day at a time.

The last day is final exams, kiddo.

Being good at gaming the system doesn’t mean that there isn’t any work involved.

English pronunciations! Last panel, “geez” vs. “geezer”.

If he gets through this week, then he will have no problem quiting smoking when the time comes

Well, the “Rugrats” Santa Claus has said, “Sometimes, trying to be good is just as important as being good in the first place.”

My problem wasn’t so much that i wasn’t good as that i was so very very misunderstood.

Santa is waiting for one of his elves to bring him the final report on “The Noodle Incident.”

Always a hitch, isn’t there?

Still wondering after all these years: After all that chimney-ing, how does Santa’s suit stay so soot-free?

Even in this day, Calvin deserves coal because a wind turbine or solar power system wouldn’t fit in his stocking. ;-p

..if santa loaded calvin’s presents last…they would come off first..

Santa will take your account from his secret spy, Hobbes