Maybe it's because they like to hide, maybe it's because they're plotting the impending destruction of all things Christmas [1], or maybe it's their way of telling us that they know they are the greatest gifts of all time, because cats really, really like to hang out underneath — and sometimes inside — Christmas trees. Take a look at some of our favorites in the gallery and see if you can tell what their motives are. Except the cat in the last slide. That one made his intentions very clear . . .

Yes, yes you are, brave kitty.