I know we have several threads discussing Tolkien's art--especially
Estelyn's wonderful thread,
Tolkien the Artist --but I thought given the season it might be interesting to see some examples of Tolkien's Father Christmas drawings.
He wrote these to accompany the Father Christmas letters he wrote his children, every year. He even drew the stamps on the envelopes. What I enjoy in particular is the whimsy and humour of the drawings. So often I think we take the tone of LotR to reflect the actual tenor of the man's mind.
Anyhow, here goes.