Krampus!!

How is it that it took me thirty years to hear about Krampus???
He’s awesome!

So, with him in the picture, each Christmas (or St. Nick Day) is a mini-judgment day!  A rehearsal for the end-of-life (or end-of-days) tally of what you’ve done right and wrong. 
Here's an ultimate illustration of Christianity, distilled into its purest essence for children: 

Be good = get candy.

Be bad=get dragged away in a burlap sack to suffer unspeakable horrors.

Love it!

Photo credit and many thanks to: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MatthiasKabel