In some cultures, it is believed that on Christmas Eve, when the clock strikes midnight, the animals start talking. And while we don’t know whether or not that is true—I personally have never caught my dog having a conversation with the neighbor’s cat at night—one thing is clear … many of them are not sleeping, that’s for sure. After all, there are so many Christmas trees for cats to knock over and so much food for dogs to taste test!

Whether only on Christmas Eve or throughout the holiday season, many animals seem to get into the holiday spirit, and we have pictures to prove it! On the list below, you will find an abundance of adorable festive animals that Santa’s helpers on Bored Panda found on the plains of the internet. So if you’re ready for a month’s worth of cuteness, wait not a second longer and scroll down to find their pictures below.

#1 Not A Creature Was Stirring, All Through The House – Except For This Mouse Living In Our Christmas Tree, Apparently

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#2 Counting Down The Days Until Christmas! Are You Team White Lights Or Colorful Lights?

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#3 This Time Of The Year

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#4 My Christmas Baby

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#5 Wishing You A Merry Christmas With The Cheesiest Photo I‘Ve Ever Taken

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#6 Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays

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#7 Working On Christmas Decorations

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#8 Merry Christmas

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#9 Mary Christmas

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#10 Things Have Been Busy And I’m Not Sure If I’ll Get A Chance To Do A 2024 Christmas Photo Shoot So Here’s A Throwback To Izzy’s First Christmas

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#11 Preparing For Christmas

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#12 This Christmas We Wanted To Dedicate The Special Moment They Deserve To Our Best Four-Legged Friends!

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#13 Can’t Take My Eyes Off The Turkey And Cranberry Treats

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#14 Christmas Fun

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#15 I Mean Let’s Be Real. I’m The Best Gift Of All

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#16 Merry Christmoose

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#17 Getting Ready For It

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#18 Oliver Wants To Help Decorate

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#19 Looking Out For Santa. I’ve Been A Good Piggy All Year, I Promise

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#20 I Have Absolutely Loved Seeing Your Photos So Far, So Many Cute Little Rattos To Kick Off December

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#21 Who’s Already Got There Decorations Up Or Are You A 12 Days Of Christmas Kind?

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#22 Because They Are Also Family, Because They Also Deserve To Be In Our Christmas Memories

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#23 He’s An Angry Elf

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#24 So This Is Christmas

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#25 First Christmas With Our Boy Cheeto

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#26 Yuki Loves The Christmas Tree

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#27 My Xmas Girls Indy & April

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#28 The Cat Seems To Be Contemplating Suicide

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#29 Kida With A Christmas Hat And Sweater

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#30 Happy Rattmas

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#31 If I Had To Pick My Favourite Christmas Photo This Would Be It

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#32 Santa’s Little Helper

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#33 What Did You And Your Pets Get!?

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#34 Happy Cow

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#35 Merry Christmas From Bullseye And The Rest Of The Sundance Crew

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#36 Wishing You All A Very Happy Christmas! I Hope You All Have A Lovely Day And Some Time To Relax With Friends And Family

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#37 It’s So Shiny

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#38 Christmas Throwback Pic! Little Miss Luna Enjoying The Lights

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#39 When It’s December 1st

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#40 Full Christmas Tree Costume

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#41 Geo In His Santa Costume

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#42 Merry Christmas

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#43 Pippa Has Already Decorated The Christmas Tree

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#44 It’s Christmas Eve!!! Isabelle Is Ready And Looking Out For Santa From Her Christmas Cottontail Cabin ? Hope You’ve All Got Some Lovely Plans Over The Next Few Days

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#45 A Very Festive Olwyn

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#46 O Christmas Tree O Christmas

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#47 Wishing Everyone A Very Meowy Christmas

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#48 Merry Christmas Friends

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#49 Testing To See If It Can Be Destroyed

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#50 Christmas Eve Visitor

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#51 Merry Christmas Eve

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#52 Feeling Cute Might Delete Later

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#53 Merry Christmas From All The Animals At Anim-Mates

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#54 Hoppy Cwismass

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#55 He Always Knew He Was A Little Different But He Let His Light Shine Regardless Of What Others Said. The Christmas Wish Of My Flock And I Is That Everyone Can Be More Like Rudolph

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#56 Merry Christmas S’mores

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#57 Mooncakethebunny_ 50w I Hope Everyone Has A Very Merry Christmas! This Potato’s Ready For Her Christmas Feast

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#58 Christmas With Ribbons & Bows

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#59 Giving A Sniff To The Best Pet Dad In The World

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#60 We Make Two Very Dashing Santa Claws

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#61 Someone Guessed What They’re Getting For Christmas

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#62 Charlie In His New Christmas Sweater

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#63 Merry Christmas

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#64 Merry Christmas From Cheeky Morrison & Gorgeous Miss Cleo

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#65 Santa Claus’s Young Assistant

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#66 Winter Is Coming, But I’m Still Tropical

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#67 When I Told Larry That He Was “The Cutest Little Elf I Ever Did See”, He Wasn’t Impressed

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#68 A Christmas Bean

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#69 This Is Oliver And Yes He Naturally Has A Santa Beard

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#70 We Wish All Friends Of The Alpaca And Llama Companions A Wonderful Christmas

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#71 Happy New Week From My Christmas Rats

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#72 Don’t Be Fooled By The Eyes, She Has Been A Menace To This Tree

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#73 Best Present Under The Tree

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#74 A Festive Lump Of Coal

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#75 Merry Christmas

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#76 Juliette And Santa’s Boot

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#77 Best Present

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#78 A Model Maligator

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#79 Is That A Toy For Me?

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#80 Christmastime Fun! Anything For Treats!

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#81 Cuteness Overload Our Beautiful Rumour Is Showing Off Her Christmas Bow

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#82 Every Year My Cat Forgets What A Christmas Tree Is And Re-Discovers The Wonder

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#83 Right Before Christmas I’ve Been Put On The Naughty List. Caught Trying To Sneak A Peek Into My Stocking

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#84 Santa Paws Is Coming To Town

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#85 “My House Is Delicious Mom, Thank You!”

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