What Are Gonks & Where Are They From?

You may have seen these Nordic style Father Christmas decorations pop up here and there in people’s homes and in window displays at shops and the like. They are short, they have their hat pulled right down, their little round nose sticking out, and they seem to sit equidistant between Santa Claus and a garden gnome in their style. They have become, in the last five years or so, one of the country’s favourite Christmas decorations. But what exactly are they and where did they come from?

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