29 Holiday Season Cats in Sweaters, Christmas Trees, and Presents For Pre-Xmas Scrolling

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Dec 2, 2025 5:00 PM EST

There are two kinds of people during the holiday season: there are the scrooges, the ones who just want all the Christmas music and holiday string lights to be over so they can get back to normality without carolers, and then there are the ones who have their Christmas sweater on by Thanksgiving. If you're in the second category (and honestly, who isn't?), it probably means you also adore Christmas cats. The kind of cats who also wear Christmas sweaters, hang all over the Christmas tree, and celebrate the season in style.

No pre-Christmas scroll is complete without cats. Any cat lover will know the enthusiasm and pizazz that cats bring to the holiday. They love to play with the ornaments on the tree, unwrap the presents before the fateful morning, and cozy up to you next to the fireplace while you watch your favorite sappy and petulant Christmas rom com. So as you sip something warm and scroll your way toward Christmas, let these sweater-wearing, tree-climbing, present-stealing felines deliver the pre-holiday magic you didn't even realize you needed. Enjoy these pawdorable, wholesome, and celebratory collection of Christmas cats being hissterical. Who said cats can't love Santa Claus or be on the naught or nice list?

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Some sit directly on top of wrapped gifts as if claiming them through ancient feline law. Others burrow into gift bags, transforming into crinkly, rustling surprises. A few particularly committed cats shred the wrapping paper entirely, saving their owners time while simultaneously creating a confetti-like blizzard of festive destruction.
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