Are these the best Christmas memes EVER? Hilarious gallery of social media gags captures the funny side of the festive season (50 Pics)

'Tis the season to be jolly - and it seems social media has taken note.   To kick off the celebrations, compiled a series of the bes...

'Tis the season to be jolly - and it seems social media has taken note.  

To kick off the celebrations, compiled a series of the best festive memes on the web encapsulating the Christmas cliches we all know and love.

It even includes the odd parenting hacks, like one advising mothers and fathers to wrap empty boxes for under the tree, so they can throw one in the fire 'every time a child misbehaves' as a deterrent.