Cat Christmas Shirt Cats Climbing Christmas Tree Ornaments Presents Funny

One black cat has made it to the very end of a branch. It hangs there by its paws, tail swaying below, while the whole tree leans a little under the weight. That single moment sits at the center of our cat Christmas shirt, and it tends to be the first thing people point to. Down on the floor, three cats sit in a loose row with their faces turned up, watching the branch the way you watch a glass near the edge of a table.

A Cat Christmas Shirt With Four Cats and One Crooked Tree

The tree is drawn in loose, scribbled strokes, like something sketched quickly on a December afternoon. Red and gold baubles dot the branches, a small star tilts at the top, and three wrapped presents in red, green and gold wait at the trunk, still untouched. The cats below are a black-and-white one, a gray-and-white tabby and a calico, all sitting on a patch of soft gray scribble that works as the floor. Nobody has moved yet. Everyone knows someone will.

We made this funny Christmas cat tee for the household where the tree goes up on the first weekend of December and gets rearranged by the cats before the week is out. It suits the person who has stopped hanging the fragile ornaments low and still laughs when the branches shake at two in the morning. Cat owners will recognize the posture of the three below, that upward stare that says the plan is already underway. It also works for a sister or a friend whose cat has a long history with holiday decorations, worn to a family dinner or a quiet morning by the tree.

Why Is the Black Cat the Only One Up in the Tree?

The black cat is caught mid-climb at the tip of a branch, while the black-and-white cat, the gray-and-white tabby and the calico stay on the floor looking up. The scene fits any home with one bold climber and a few patient onlookers, and it stays in season from the first night the tree goes up until the last present is opened.

Somewhere near the top of that leaning tree a small gold star is still holding on, and we like to think it is the one calm thing in the whole scene.