Merry Christmas! And I hope you all get new clothes, because...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

[shenmue]

1. No can has cheezburger. Can haz hooman insted.

[crazycatlady]

2. I must admit that would be an awesome way to go

But does wearing clothes that have cats on them (or that make you resemble a cat) count?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. As long as you have new clothes the cat doesn't care.

The legend arose because it was a way to be sure the people who made clothes had done their jobs, and that good children had been rewarded. Bad children did not get new clothes and would get eaten. The Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn) is the pet of a family of giant, unpleasant trolls.