(YouTube link) The Krampus Parade in Graz, Austria stands your idea of Chris...  ...video was recorded last December. Read more about Krampus in previous posts at Neatorama. -via Buzzfeed

This Christmas, forget Santa. There's a mythical c...  ...thical creature that's making a big comeback: the Krampus .Popular in Alpine villages centuries ago, Krampus scared kids straight—his long red tongue up...  ...ly St. Nicholas, who had “the power to send Krampus...

Think of Krampus as the "anti-Santa", the demon who comes to punis...  ...to punish children who misbehave during the year. Krampus Night is celebrated on the eve of St. Nicholas Da...  ...olas Day in Europe, particularly in Austria. The Krampus tradition, whilst once done with...