As Christmas nears, animals are happily joining the preparations for one of the most important holidays of the year. /Photo from Huanqiu

With the help from creative Swiss photographer Geert Weggen, red squirrels play the role of artists who “present” cheerful holiday shows. /Photo from Huanqiu

Geert specially designed tiny instruments suitable to squirrels’ size, and pressed the shutter right at the moments as squirrels actually started playing the instruments. /Photo from Huanqiu

Inspired by nature, Geert has continuously taken photos of animals, especially squirrels in recent years. Some of his earlier works captured squirrels drinking aside a tiny bar, sitting in an umbrella and even taking pictures themselves. /Photo from Huanqiu