[{"n": "George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/george-bailey-it-s-a-wonderful-life/", "s": "A small-town banker shown the worth of his life."}, {"n": "Balthazar (magus)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/balthazar-magus/", "s": "One of the three Magi who visited the infant Jesus."}, {"n": "The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-beggar-boy-at-christ-s-christmas-tree/", "s": "A Dostoevsky story of a destitute boy on Christmas Eve."}, {"n": "Billy (Black Christmas)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/billy-black-christmas/", "s": "A faceless killer who pioneered slasher film tropes."}, {"n": "Jess Bradford", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/jess-bradford/", "s": "First final girl to survive slasher Billy."}, {"n": "Aubrey Bradimore", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/aubrey-bradimore/", "s": "A police officer hunting a Santa-suited killer on Christmas Eve."}, {"n": "Caganer", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/caganer/", "s": "A defecating figurine hidden in Catalan nativity scenes."}, {"n": "Caspar (magus)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/caspar-magus/", "s": "One of the three Biblical Magi who visited the infant Jesus."}, {"n": "The Christmas Pig", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-christmas-pig/", "s": "A boy and a toy pig journey through the Land of the Lost."}, {"n": "Coca-Cola polar bears", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/coca-cola-polar-bears/", "s": "Polar bear mascots for Coca-Cola since 1993."}, {"n": "Bob Cratchit", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/bob-cratchit/", "s": "Overworked clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol."}, {"n": "The Cricket on the Hearth", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-cricket-on-the-hearth/", "s": "Dickens's third Christmas book, a domestic fairy tale."}, {"n": "Delibird", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/delibird/", "s": "A Santa-like penguin Pokémon with a sack tail."}, {"n": "Dominick the Donkey", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/dominick-the-donkey/", "s": "A Christmas song about a donkey aiding Santa in Italy."}, {"n": "Eggbert (New York)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/eggbert-new-york/", "s": "Two talking animatronic eggs in New York State."}, {"n": "The Elves and the Shoemaker", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker/", "s": "A poor shoemaker receives secret help from three tiny elves."}, {"n": "Mr. Fezziwig", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/mr-fezziwig/", "s": "Jovial employer who contrasts with Ebenezer Scrooge."}, {"n": "Frosty the Snowman", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/frosty-the-snowman/", "s": "A snowman brought to life by a magical hat."}, {"n": "Ghost of Christmas Past", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/ghost-of-christmas-past/", "s": "Spirit of memory and redemption in Dickens' Christmas tale."}, {"n": "Ghost of Christmas Present", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/ghost-of-christmas-present/", "s": "A jolly giant embodying Christmas generosity and goodwill."}, {"n": "Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come/", "s": "The silent, shrouded spirit of Scrooge's possible future."}, {"n": "Hardrock, Coco and Joe", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/hardrock-coco-and-joe/", "s": "Three dwarfs help Santa on his sleigh."}, {"n": "Mary Hatch Bailey", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/mary-hatch-bailey/", "s": "Childhood sweetheart and wife of George Bailey."}, {"n": "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-haunted-man-and-the-ghost-s-bargain/", "s": "Dickens's final Christmas novella, featuring a phantom twin and a cursed gift."}, {"n": "Karen (Frosty the Snowman)", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/karen-frosty-the-snowman/", "s": "The girl who helped Frosty reach the North Pole."}, {"n": "Lady Bertilak", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/lady-bertilak/", "s": "A medieval lady who tests Sir Gawain's honor through seduction."}, {"n": "Kim Levitt", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/kim-levitt/", "s": "An editor drawn into a witches' cult."}, {"n": "Little Jack Horner", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/little-jack-horner/", "s": "A nursery rhyme of opportunism, satire, and a Christmas pie."}, {"n": "The Little Troll Prince", "u": "/e/christmas-characters/the-little-troll-prince/", "s": "A 1987 animated Christmas parable from Hanna-Barbera."}]