The Christmas cats

Candycanecat

Made of: A red and white candy cane. A peppy, stripy sweetheart.

Candycanecat is a cartoon cat made out of a red and white candy cane, striped from ear to tail-tip, with a green bow collar and a little gold bell that jingles at every step. Peppermint fresh and impossible to miss.

Candycanecat is a peppy, stripy sweetheart with more energy than the rest of the Christmas cats put together. Come December, Candycanecat can be found hanging about on the tree all month long, swinging from the lowest branch and cheering on whoever is putting up the lights.

Favourite spot: the lowest branch of the bakery Christmas tree, right next to the window, where the fairy lights twinkle and the snow falls outside.

Quirks: hooks onto anything that stays still long enough (scarves, door handles, the edge of the mixing bowl), jingles when nervous, and is convinced that everything tastes better with a hint of peppermint. Candycanecat also holds the bakery record for most times singing the same carol in one afternoon, which nobody has dared to challenge.