Ear: Records

If you’re one of those who starts preparing for Christmas in October, you probably have some time on your hands. There are five Christmas-related Guinness World Records that are just asking to be broken, so maybe one (or more) might be worth a shot.

No 1: The most beard baubles or candy canes in a beard. The current record-holder, Joel Strasser, stuffed his beard with 710 beard baubles in December 2022, then won again in 2023 with a beardful of 187 candy canes. “It takes a lot of work for something as silly as this,” he noted. “The glory is worth it.”

No. 2: Fastest time to wrap a person in wrapping paper using a team of eight (one being the wrapee). The current record is 41.10 seconds.

No. 3: Fastest time to eat three mince pies. Leah Shutkever of the U.K. ate three mince pies in 52.21 seconds. Break out the Pepto-Bismol if you try this one.

No. 4: Fastest time to dress as a Christmas elf. Andre Ortolf of Germany holds the record at 24.63 seconds, achieved in 2023. This involves donning a full elf costume, including a hat, pointy ears, pointy boots and a belt.

No. 5: Fastest time to assemble a gingerbread house. Oscar Lynagh of Australia, in 2021, assembled a gingerbread house in 1 minute 58.26 seconds. And then you can devour it.

Want to keep the kids busy? There are numerous records available to break for those under age 16 at bit.ly/GuinnessKids. (Photo: Guinness World Records)