Garfield by Jim Davis for December 22, 2024

Literally my family getting ready for christmas

Speaking of tradition check out the pic of Tall Uncle Roy over the fireplace.

If you could see the whole pic his head is cut off because he is too tall to fit in the frame.

That was a joke on a 1983 Garfield Advent calendar I had as a little kid.

My family usually decorates the Christmas tree in the beginning of December

You also baked cookies, right?

Where did the stockings go?Where is Garf’s large stocking?

Love the lights over the mouse hole

Even the mice get Christmas lights!

Panel 5: It happens every year. . .

Not ready, and whose fault is that Jon?

And the candle in the wind-ow.

Don’t like the way jon is holding that tree cuz it looks uncomfortable

One of the rare few strips Garfield shows teamwork with Jon. Zany but heartwarming. Might be my favorite Christmas strip from Garfield!

Where are the stockings? They should be hung on the fireplace mantle

Ok, Where did the stockings go? In the fire?

When is Jon going to make an honest woman out of Liz?

they always do it in a record time

they decorated everything including the mouse hole

they used to get ready much earlier

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A nice Christmas with friends and family.

I love the little decoration over the mouse hole!

My dad grew up in the 1920s/early 30s on a farm. He told me that when he and his siblings went to bed on Christmas Eve, there was not a single sign of Christmas in the house. But when they got up Christmas morning, there was a fully decorated tree, around which was an elaborate winter scenery with running water simulating a stream, and much else (his father was good at woodworking, and designing and building things). My dad said his parents must have worked all night to put all that together.

I think there’s a lot to be said for that – waking up to a kind of wondrous scene appearing literally overnight (sort of like Dorothy suddenly landing in Oz) even if it’s not practical for the most part these days.

I love this comic

11th hour planning.

Blimey, even Garfield helping out? Is he feeling okay?

That’s how I feel right now, because we just got our fake Christmas tree set up yesterday, and we still need to decorate it, not to mention wrap up presents and put them under the tree.

❤️ the decorated mouse hole : )

I love how they decorated the mice’s house.

Tell me again why do we do this every year?

Who waits till Dec 22 to decorate for Xmas? Mine went up on Nov 30.

That is one well drawn fire.

Awwwww, that’s really sweet.

I also love Odie wearing the stockings on his ears and tongue. It’s so cute!

And a Happy Yule to All!

The Liz That Saved Christmas.

I put up my fiber optic tree for the solstice…and Christmas. Will stay out until New Year’s Eve. Only lit at night when I’m home. The bulb gets very hot!

Some day, I’ll have to look into if it’s possible to upgrade it to an LED, which are less hot.

Miracles can happen if you believe.

So being last minute is an Arbuckle tradition.

If it weren’t for the last minute a whole lotta things wouldn’t get done.

December 22nd, guess I better put up my Charlie Brown Tree.

Christmas lights around the mouse hole. How cute.

It seems like Liz did all the work, plus cleaning up after Jon. And Jon takes the credit and pats himself on the back.

This was my family a few years when I was growing up

Lights over the mouse hole is a nice touch.

All while “Miracle on 34th Street” plays on TV in the background.

What’s amazing is that Jon didn’t blow a circuit or blow up the house when the tree lights came on…

Hey the tree is upright this time

Friends and Family coming together makes Christmas work.