Merr Chrismas
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About
Merr Chrismas is an intentional misspelling of the phrase "Merry Christmas" which is often used in Christmas-themed illustrations featuring various characters, often dinosaurs, expressing enthusiasm for the annual holiday.
Origin
In December 2014, Tumblr[1] user Bekkie published an illustration of a raptor dinosaur wearing a Christmas Hat with the caption "It Chrismas / Merr Chrismas" (shown below).
On August 1st 2015, the orginal post was removed from Tumblr by Tumblr staff per request of the creator, who stated they wanted it removed due to "multiple copyright issues I ran into with it; lack of sourcing back to me with parodies/reposts, people printing it off and putting it everywhere, all the reposts on tumblr and other websites without my permission or knowledge, and people erasing my watermarks on the works." [5]
![As of 08/01/15 00:45AM the christmas dino post has been removed by tumblr staff at my request due to multiple copyright issues ran into with it; lack of sourcing back to me with parodies/reposts, people printing it off and putting it everywhere, all the reposts on tumblr and other websites without my permission or knowledge, and people erasing my watermarks on the works. I'm deeply sorry to anyone this upsets, but dino will always be available on clothing on teepublic and other things on redbubble if anyone is still interested. Again, my sincerest apologies. I know many people loved the christmas dino and so did I, but l can't risk those things happening again once november rolls around. If people can't respect my artwork, then they're not allowed it. I'm incredibly sorry, this is nothing personal against those who loved the dino ana respected me/my artwork. Please understand that. (/ A faq regarding christmas dinosaur because I get these questions about it repeated a lot. This page will only be linked once a year, November - December Where is the original post for christmas dino? Right heret See above Can I print your christmas dino to put on cards? Sorry, but I have to say no to this question, no you cant. But it is available for sale here if you're interested enough Can I print your christmas dino on shirts? Sorry, but again, no you can't. It's available here on shirts, but make sure you want t enough to spend the money because it's kind of a once-a-year type of shirt! Can I make a parody of your christmas dino? Sorry, but I'd really prefer you didn't. Ive had too many issues regarding this and l'd rather just avoid the whole kafuffle [user] made a parody of your christmas dino! Do you know about this, they ask None of the people who draw parodies of it ask me for permission, so no, I initially didn't know about it and they didn't ask for my permission either Are you going to draw any more christmas dino!? I might, I might not! Its not easy to come up with humorous art ideas for dinosaurs of all things, especially with a christmas theme. if you have any ideas, feel free to let me know and I might draw them if like them. No guarantees though, sorry!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/326/558/455.png "Christmas Dino FAQ")
Spread
On December 14th, 2014, Tumblr user derangedhyena-delphinidae[4] posted a similar illustration featuring an orca whale (shown below). Over the next several years, the post gained over 15,500 notes.
On December 24th, Tumblr[2] user kangeera posted a variation of the illustration featuring a raptor creature from the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic (shown below, left). On December 25th, 2015, Tumblr[3] user lady-noivern published a "Merr Chrismas" illustration of the Pokemon Archeops (shown below, right). Within two years, the post gathered more than 1,900 notes.
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External References
[1] Catboy.co.vu – original post
[3] Tumblr – lady-noivern
[4] Tumblr – derangedhyena-delphinidae
[5] Catboy.co.vu – Christmas Dino FAQ
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![As of 08/01/15 00:45AM the christmas dino post has been removed by tumblr staff at my request due to multiple copyright issues ran into with it; lack of sourcing back to me with parodies/reposts, people printing it off and putting it everywhere, all the reposts on tumblr and other websites without my permission or knowledge, and people erasing my watermarks on the works. I'm deeply sorry to anyone this upsets, but dino will always be available on clothing on teepublic and other things on redbubble if anyone is still interested. Again, my sincerest apologies. I know many people loved the christmas dino and so did I, but l can't risk those things happening again once november rolls around. If people can't respect my artwork, then they're not allowed it. I'm incredibly sorry, this is nothing personal against those who loved the dino ana respected me/my artwork. Please understand that. (/ A faq regarding christmas dinosaur because I get these questions about it repeated a lot. This page will only be linked once a year, November - December Where is the original post for christmas dino? Right heret See above Can I print your christmas dino to put on cards? Sorry, but I have to say no to this question, no you cant. But it is available for sale here if you're interested enough Can I print your christmas dino on shirts? Sorry, but again, no you can't. It's available here on shirts, but make sure you want t enough to spend the money because it's kind of a once-a-year type of shirt! Can I make a parody of your christmas dino? Sorry, but I'd really prefer you didn't. Ive had too many issues regarding this and l'd rather just avoid the whole kafuffle [user] made a parody of your christmas dino! Do you know about this, they ask None of the people who draw parodies of it ask me for permission, so no, I initially didn't know about it and they didn't ask for my permission either Are you going to draw any more christmas dino!? I might, I might not! Its not easy to come up with humorous art ideas for dinosaurs of all things, especially with a christmas theme. if you have any ideas, feel free to let me know and I might draw them if like them. No guarantees though, sorry!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/326/558/455.png "Christmas Dino FAQ")
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