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I know there have been times where decapitation has been in vogue, like the French Revolution for example. And heck, it’s even making a comeback in the whole “Fertile Crescent” area as well. That’s why sometimes I have to wonder about something people label as “festive” that I tend to think of as “freakish”… Santa Heads.

You see them all over, in stores, hanging from hooks. These shrunken (but not realistically withered) heads adorn the shelves with rosy cheeks, bright eyes and impish smiles. It’s a regular Madame Tussaud’s house of horrors, only with a holiday, festive touch.

Personally I find the whole dead-guy-nailed-to-a-cross to disturbing enough. I get the point, Jesus suffered and everyone needs to be reminded of it all the time, although putting one of these over a little kid’s bed seems unreasonable and somewhat disturbing. I guess that’s one way to get the tykes immune to horror, blood and emaciated bodies.

Back to the topic however, every time I see one of these Santa heads I have to wonder if there isn’t a pile of plump little bodies, all dressed in their red suits stacked like cord wood someplace, perhaps behind the factory that has the guillotine that lopped off their heads.