There was one thing I could never figure out about Christmas stories.
When they have Elves in the picture, why are their ears pointy? Unless they were aliens dropped off from another planet, or the weather conditions forced their ears to freeze pointed, there was no reason for them to have them.
I looked up the reason for elves to have pointy ears. One of the biggest reason is because they can hear better. They can listen in on children’s dreams and hear what they want for Christmas. They are also the reason Santa never needs to go without heat. They can hear when there is the beginning of a problem with the furnace, and they tell Santa. He’ll call the factory HVAC technicians and have them repair the furnace before it becomes a bigger problem. I also read that their ears are a distinguishing trait for elves. Santa is able to look at their ears and know who they are and what department they belong in. If Santa sees an HVAC technician elf, he knows there is something wrong with the furnace, and makes sure it is being dealt with. He can send them to the reindeer shed, or even to the garage where they house the sleigh. He never needs to go without HVAC in his sleigh as long as he knows where the HVAC elves are. I would enjoy being an HVAC technician at Santa’s workshop. There would never be a boring moment, and you could eat cookies all the time. I’m not sure I would like the pointy ears, but I could used to better hearing.