If there's one thing to be said for this garbage year, it's that at least it gave us Gritty.

Terrifying yet endearing, with wild eyes and a wide fixed grin, the orange mascot may have begun life as a Philadelphia Flyers mascot, but he's since grown into so much more. He's a meme, a Halloween costume, an antifa icon—to put it simply, Gritty is the gift that keeps on giving.

And there's certainly no reason for that to stop now that we're in the season of giving. Gritty was made for Christmas! Christmas was made for Gritty! So without further ado, we present to you the 12 days of Gritty.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

12 Grittys grumping...

Honestly tho, Gritty would never. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 11 Grittys gliding...

The Grits of Gritmas past! Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 10 Grittys pranking...

Gritty is gonna fuck shit up. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 9 Grits believing...

Gritty is real. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 8 Grits a-gifting...

"You'll shoot your terrifying googly eye out!" Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 7 Grits regretting...

James Stewart gets it. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 6 Grits escaping...

This one is for all you "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" people. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 5 orange flings...

Gritty wouldn't have picked up the phone. We're just saying. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 4 Gritty firs...

The true meaning of Christmas... is Gritty. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 3 Grit friends...

Will Ferrell's fixed smile has nothing on Gritty's. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... 2 Gritty subs...

The only thing better than Gritty? Two Grittys. Image: BOB AL-GREENE / MASHABLE

... And a mascot in an orgy