Was macht der Weihnachtsmann im Juli?

Raymond Briggs’s Was macht der Weihnachtsmann im Juli? is a single-issue German comic from 1977, published by Bertelsmann, that playfully imagines Santa Claus’s off-season life. In this warm, wryly humorous one-shot, Briggs applies his signature gentle, expressive storytelling to a seasonal figure’s quiet summer routine. While a brief entry in his catalog, it showcases the same tender, human-scale observation that defines his most celebrated work.