Each year we receive a slew of Christmas cards from our family and friends during the holiday season. Most of these are standard photos of families smiling in matching Christmas sweaters or festive attire. But not all Christmas cards are created alike.

Some families go above and beyond with their Christmas cards. Some families go out of their way to give their card recipients a good laugh. Some of these families are really good with Photoshop.

Their cards end up looking like scenes straight out of a movie. Other families will deck themselves out in costumes and create hilarity with whatever is around them. Either way, these Christmas cards will surely tickle your funny bone.

Here are 75 families who set the bar high with their hilarious Christmas card:

1) The Beach Family

What the Beach family lacks in Christmas trees and fireplaces, they make up for in creativity. This happy family photo features mom and dad, and Sheldon and Dana in festive pajamas. The children, a.k.a the dogsf

Dewey and Dash, are like gifts to mom and dad coming out of pretty wrapped packages.

2) And the Best Sense of Humor Award Goes To…

When things get tough in life, having a sense of humor helps to get through it. And these two are killing it. He lost his arm and she had a double mastectomy.

3) Return to Santa

This little girl was not happy with the new edition to her family. So she tied her parents up and is sending the baby back to Santa. He’ll be better off at the North Pole.

4) Merry Gothic Christmas

Everyone loves Santa. Even goths. Not sure there is much “merry” in their Christmas though.

5) Cat Baby Jesus

Some said that his Christmas card photo was sacrilegious. I’d like to think that God has a good sense of humor though. Probably the best sense of humor in the universe.

6) Ummm…

There’ s a lot going on in this photo. We have some people in their pjs. Another in a tank top and some Santa hats. How does the sleigh factor in?

7) The Ornament Family

This is the Ornament family. Just kidding, they’re just dressed up as ornaments. These are the happiest Christmas ornaments I’ve ever seen.

8) The Power Family Part 1

Each year the Power family stages an incredible photo for their Christmas card. I mean, these people go all out. You’ll see what we mean!

9) Power Family Part 2

See… we told you. ALL OUT! Here they are as drag queens, lobster people, and body builders. Someone in the family must be a makeup artist or they must know one!

10) A Man, His Bulldog, and Baby Doll

Nothing to see here. Just a guy with his husky dog and plastic baby doll. You know, having a Merry Christmas.

11) The Rydells

This is what happens when dad is in charge of the Christmas cards. You end up in dinosaur suits. I love the one of them jumping on the beach

12) A Very Repulsed Christmas

This woman seems to be repulsed by her husband. In the most hilarious way. She doesn’t seem to be a fan of Christmas.

13) Couples Christmas Card?

You’ll often see families and couples sending Christmas cards. But the fact that this woman is single wasn’t going to stop her. She just thought she’d put a little more mystery into it.

14) The Christmas Decoration Family

Look at this cast of Christmas decorations. We got a nutcracker, an elf on the shelf, and a collapsible Santa. Of course, mom is the angel.

15) Creepiest Christmas Card of All Time

This Christmas card is terrifying. Now people are going to be thinking of this creep when they are tucked into their beds on Christmas Eve. Why though?

16) The Grinch and Co.

This is the Grinch and his gang. He has Cindy Lou Who and Max the dog with him. That dog is just too cute.

17) Living Alone

This person first stared living alone for the first time this year. And this is her Christmas card. It’s her over and over again, pretending to be an entire family.

18) The Claus’ and Their Reindeer

Here we have Mr. and Mrs. Claus. And don’t forget Santa’s reindeer. There’s only six of them though.

19) USPS Superhero

This is grandma’s mailman. He’s a superhero. He’s grateful to deliver your mail.

20) Karate Family

This family loves karate. The baby even knows how to do nunchucks. He doesn’t know how to shave his chest though.

21) Growing Up

These are the children of the family. Their annual Christmas photo shows how they’ve grown over the years. From babies to boys!

22) Christmas on the Farm

This family wanted to make sure the whole family was in this photo. So dad made sure to bring their lamb. And the alpaca too.

23) My Love to Yours

This woman wanted to share her love with her family. Pizza is her love. This is her take on pregnancy announcement photos. She’s having a pizza belly!

24) Guns and Christmas

When these people think of Christmas, they think of guns. Not just any guns though. These are some serious automatic assualt rifles. Merry Christmas… I think.

25) The Distracted Family

This family was too distracted to take their Christmas photo. They couldn’t even fully spell. Their card is in text format.

26) Snug as a Bug

Is that his girlfriend? Or his mom? I’m not quite sure here.

27) Turtleneck Christmas

Check out this classy Christmas photos. It’s turtlenecks all around. Don’t forget the wine and fondue.

28) Human Pets

This is a little freaky. The pets are holding the humans like they’re pets. I wonder if they walk their humans.

29) Silent Night

This is a parent’s idea of a silent night. With their kids totally silent. And maybe even tied up.

30) Drunken Christmas

This is John Cessna. He’s having a very drunken Christmas. And likely a very horrible hangover.

31) Mixed Feelings Christmas

There’s a lot of mixed feelings about Santa here. One kid is overjoyed. The other can’t get away fast enough. And the baby just looks confused.

32) Not That Kind of Mormon

Everyone is always asking this guy if he has multiple wives because he is Mormon. He does not. But he took this Christmas card photo to shut everyone up.

33) Your Little Angel, Victor

Victor loves making Christmas cards for his family. Even though they are constantly telling him not to. That’s why he’s completely nude in the last one.

34) Zombie Apocalypse Christmas

This couple goes crazy with their Christmas card photo every year. Here we have Santa trying to eat them alive. Well, Zombie Santa.

35) Finding Rudolph

This Christmas card is epic. It looks like an actual movie poster. I would definitely see that movie.

36) Office Twins

Everyone says these two co-workers look alike. So, they took over the office’s Christmas card. They are Christmas office twins.

37) Roommate Christmas Card

These roomies decided to take a Christmas Card photo wearing matching sweaters. They even got one for their cat. But he is NOT happy about it.

38) TBD

This is just too funny. The son in this family broke up with his girlfriend right before Christmas. They sent the Christmas card out anyway.

39) The Bergeron Family

This is the Bergeron family. But they don’t normally look like this. They are dressed up in the theme of Texan family Christmas.

40) The Human Candy Cane

This is just freaking bizarre. Everyone is wearing either red or white. And I don’t know how I feel about this.

41) Winter is Coming

This family decided to go with a Game of Thrones Christmas card. Not sure what character their dog is supposed to be. Maybe he’s the wolf?

42) Zen Face

This guy decided to take his own Christmas card photos a few years ago. But this one is always his favorite. He and his dog have the same exact zen-like expression on their face. What are they looking at though?

43) Album Cover

These roommates decided to do an album cover Christmas card this year. I think it’s supposed to be a reference to Snoop Dogg’s The Dogfather. Or it could be a Queen album cover.

44) The Nativity

This is another couple who is “extra” with their Christmas cards. They recreated the Nativity. Their cat is playing the role of Baby Jesus.

45) The Smith Family

This Christmas card is AWESOME. It’s a take on Home Alone. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

46) Big Brother in the Middle

These two sisters wouldn’t stop fighting. Their big brother was stuck in the middle of it. So he did what big brothers do best, be annoying and make things worse.

47) Cousin Eddie

Mom and dad wanted a picture of their son for their Christmas card. He works at a waste water treatment plant. So he decide to do his own take on Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

48) A Boy’s Christmas

This is what Christmas is like when you have two little boys. It’s pretty hectic. And full of panic.

49) Slave Driver Santa

This couple decided to show their take on what Santa’s workshop is really like. It’s more like a sweatshop. Santa is not a very nice guy.

50) Gingerbread Cookie

This is one terrified family. That’s because they are about to be eaten. I love how the pets were made into gingerbread cookies too.

51) Family Status Photo

Some families send out Christmas letters that let their friends and family know what they’ve been up to this year. This family decided to do it in a photo instead. Emily is just Emily.

52) Baby Boy

This brother went with sexy Christmas cards the first year. But he went with another theme the year after. He went as a Christmas baby.

53) Big Samson

This family had a terrifying Christmas. They spent it running from Big Samson. Dad had to carrying the dog.

54) The Kids Table

There’s always a “kid’s table” at every family get together. This is what the kid’s table looks like at Kelly Furr’s house. It’s all paws here.

55) Bad Influence

This kid’s parents felt that Los Angeles would be a bad influence on him. So, he sent them this Christmas card photo. Turns out, they were right.

56) Santa Cats

At first, this card make sense. There is a man with his two cats who are dressed as little Santas. But why is there a floating cat head?

57) Snowball Fight

This couple had a fun idea for their Christmas card. It would show them having a snowball fight. Looks like they both lost.

58) Meet the Boyfriend

These roommates were sick of being asked if they have a boyfriend during the holidays. So they made their own boyfriend and took these pictures with him. He looks like a really nice guy.

59) Faceswap

This baby’s face on dad’s body is so damn funny. Mom wanted a family portrait for Christmas. This is what dad gave her instead.

60) Chain Gang

These housemates wanted to match in their annual Christmas photo. So they all wore chains. But one of the housemates was studying abroad in Japan so he’s in the background.

61) What to Expect

This couple is expecting. So, they thought it would be funny to recreate the Nativity before Jesus was born. They are reading “What to Expect What Your Expecting.” It was the first edition.

62) Rudolph the Red Nosed Hedgehog

This happy couple wanted to make sure their pet was involved in their Christmas card. But they don’t have a dog. They have a hedgehog. Here he is as Rudolph.

63) Grandpa’s Christmas Card Photo

Oh, grandpa? He’s the cool elf. And he takes really fun Christmas pictures every year.

64) Acrobatic Family

Is this a family of acrobats? If not, I don’t know how the heck they’re doing this? And how the hell did they get the dog to join in?

65) Becoming Santa

This guy thought it would be funny to bleach his beard and look like Santa for Christmas. Then he realized how painful bleaching your beard is. Lesson learned. Santa looks pretty happy though.

66) Giving Birth on Christmas

Oh, dear Lord. This is interesting. The birth of a child is usually a beautiful thing. But these guys made it kind of weird… and Christmasy? Hilarious.

67) Sexy Santa Christmas

Santa and his elves decided to get sexy for Christmas. So they made this steamy photo shoot. Hot stuff!

68) A Man and His Chicken

This is this fellow’s family Christmas card. His family is his chicken. Who is donning an adorable Christmas hat.

69) Baby in the Middle

This couple sure does love their baby. That’s their baby in the middle. The adorable kitty who doesn’t look very pleased but is being a great sport.

70) Confusing Christmas Card

This guy’s family didn’t really understand his Christmas card. What’s not to understand? His photo was photobombed.

71) Running From Santa

This Christmas photo didn’t go exactly as planned. Their little tyke was not feeling Santa. So, he fled in terror.

72) Since the 80s

Funny family Christmas cards are nothing new. This family has been doing it since the 80s. Forget Photoshop, these are old school funny.

73) Happy Christmas

What a cute Christmas photo of the kids. They both look so happy. Even the furry one!

74) The Pony

They should have gotten her the pony. Now look at them. This kid is serious about her demands.

75) Santa Overhead

Look at Santa waving at this family. The look on this family’s face is hysterical. But the cat’s face is priceless.

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