Santa goes to war

WW1 Santa by burbankpilot
Poster printing from zazzle

Extreme times give birth to extreme measures -and weird propaganda. This poster's Santa wears a helmet and an army outfit and carries a rifle. His gift in War World I times was weaponry for the soldiers fighting the most devastating war the world had known.
This vintage print (picturing one of the strangest "Ho, ho, ho" situations I've seen) is found at BurbanKPilot,  the store of photographer Ron Irwin. It's a great illustration that captures the spirit of wartime holidays.

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Top 5 Santa greeting cards on Zazzle

Christmas is just around the corner, so this is the perfect time for presenting you with Surreality Watch's Top 5 in Santa Claus-themed greeting cards. Some vintage Santa designs are astonishing and probably deserve their own post, but today we're focusing on contemporary artists. Here it goes:

(1)

I love santa by christmasgiftstore

I love the stylized Santa boot on this playful card by Christmas Gift Store!

(2)

monkey by ljrounds

 An elegant Santa monkey using it's tail to spell "Joy". Great work from LJ Rounds.

(3)

sUrFiN sAnTa by raycasso

A surfer Santa runs off to catch the Big One in this funny cartoon by Raycasso.

(4)

American Gothic Santas Greeting Card by FbodStudios

Grant Wood's American Gothic gets the Santa treatment in this parody by F Bod Studios.

(5)

He Sees You by joekohl

The song's verse gets a humorous new meaning in the hands of cartoonist Joe Kohl.

If you're interested in more eccentric yuletide cards, have a look at these posts:

Xmas Mood

Xmas Mood II: Cards with a twist
Santa goes to war

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