It’s Christmas Eve at the Clay Center, and while the rest of the world is tucked into bed dreaming of sugarplums, things are still lively underground.

The Natural Men are officially on Santa watch, but they’ve got a few words of advice before the big guy arrives.

And trust us, as experts in raw materials, coal isn't nearly as fun to work with as clay!

Of course, it wouldn't be a holiday at Unity Pond Pottery without a little commentary from Luigi.

While we’re all trying to get into the spirit, he’s busy tallying up the cost of Christmas shopping and grumbling about the crowds. We managed to talk him down (eventually), but he’s still not thrilled about the "spending money" part of the season.

From all of us here at the Asylum—sentient clay and humans alike—we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!