Share some more funny Texas history Christmas stories.

One funny story could be about how in an old Texas town, a group of settlers tried to recreate a European - style Christmas. They cut down a huge cactus by mistake thinking it was a Christmas tree. It was a hilarious sight with ornaments hanging on a prickly cactus.

Sure! One funny Texas Christmas story could be about a family in Texas who decided to have a barbeque on Christmas day. They set up the grill in their backyard, even though it was a bit chilly. Santa Claus was supposed to come, but when he saw the smoke from the grill, he thought there was a big fire and landed his sleigh in a panic. The kids were really surprised to see Santa so flustered.

Sure. One story could be about a Texan family who decided to have a Christmas barbecue instead of the traditional turkey dinner. They set up their smoker in the backyard, and while the meat was cooking, a curious deer wandered into the yard. The kids thought it was Santa's reindeer come early and tried to feed it some of their Christmas cookies.

One funny story could be about a team at Texas Instruments trying to develop a new chip. They had all these high - tech plans, but then a little bug in the code made the prototype do something completely unexpected, like flash random colors instead of performing the normal functions. It was a big 'oops' moment but also made everyone laugh at the absurdity.

Once upon a time in Texas, a little old lady had a pet armadillo. She would take it for walks around the block on a leash. People would stop and stare in amazement. One day, the armadillo got spooked by a passing motorcycle and rolled up into a ball right in the middle of the sidewalk. The old lady had to coax it out for quite a while, and it became a really funny and endearing sight for the neighborhood.

Joke: What do you call an elf who sings? A wrapper!

The weather can play a role too. Since Texas can have relatively mild winters compared to some other places, it allows for some funny situations. Like having a pool party on Christmas day and Santa arriving in swim trunks instead of his usual furry suit because it's so warm.

There was a little boy who was so excited for Santa to come. He left out cookies and milk as usual. But in the middle of the night, his older sister ate the cookies and drank the milk. In the morning, the boy was so confused when he saw the empty plate and glass, and his sister just couldn't stop laughing.

Once, a group of kids tried to build a snowman to look like Santa. But they ran out of snow for the belly part, so they used a big red balloon. When the wind blew, the balloon - belly Santa snowman waddled around in a really funny way. It became a neighborhood attraction during Christmas.

Sure. There was once a Santa Claus impersonator at a shopping mall who had a very naughty reindeer puppet. The reindeer would 'talk' to the kids and say things like 'You better give me an extra cookie or I won't pull Santa's sleigh!'. The kids were both shocked and amused. It made for a very interesting and naughty Christmas encounter at the mall.