You may have seen work by one of Monkey’s favourite video-makers, Cyriak, on YouTube – his hypnotic Cycles clip featuring giant teddybears invading Worthing seafront has attracted nearly 4m views, and catfest Welcome to Kitty City is almost as popular. While last year’s Christmas message played it relatively straight, this year his festive missive is a dark tale worthy of the likes of Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer. Noel Edmonds plays a particularly sinister role, while parsnips will never look the same again …