Llamas become the holidays' new face

A young Czech girl feeds two llamas displayed at a Christmas market in the medieval Old Town Square in Prague. [Photo/Agencies]

Quirky animal becomes the center of attention in briskly selling holiday-themed designs.

Happy Falalala-llamakkah, one and all.

With Hanukkah and Christmas bumping together this year, a holiday theme for the ages is ready to go - llamas.

What do we mean? We mean cute and funky sweaters, T-shirts, holiday cards, wrapping paper and more showing off the cud-chewing pack animal for Christmas and Hanukkah, which begins the night of Dec. 24 this time around.

Oddly, the long-necked beast lends itself to holiday catchphrases for both: "Happy Llamadays" on a Christmas tree ornament with a little white one in a Santa cap, for instance, or "Fa-La-La Llama" on cards.

Looking to keep this quirky celebrant simple?

Jews can enjoy "Happy Llamakah!" instead on paper products and sweaters. How about the Hanukkah-blue sweater with a brown llama in black hat, ear holes included. Also, he's sporting Hasidic sidelocks.

These festive outfits are definitely of the "ugly sweater" ilk, with a side order of hipster. And lest you wonder the difference between a llama and an alpaca, look no further than the Christmas T-shirt with tree and a beast apparently named Larry declaring "Not a llama (alpaca)."

Dude, you're both camelids. Just sayin'.

Online sellers from Amazon to Zazzle are awash in holiday llamas ho-ho-ho-ing it up with antlers and Christmas lights, wreaths around their necks and wearing ugly sweaters of their own.

For Hanukkah, they're also in yarmulke, urging fans to belt "Llamakah, oh Llamakah," like the holiday classic. The Paper Source is selling blue-and-white Llamakah gift wrap with the animals in scarves toting menorahs and wrapped presents.

So where does all this lead? Well, directly to Barry Sellers in Manchester, England, for one.