We chose this elf over the 'other elf', simply because he's cuter. Then we found out that Christopher has WIRED arms and legs, which is super awesome when it comes to posing him in naughty places (or sometimes nice ones - but let's face it - it's far more entertaining when the elf toilet papers the tree vs. just hangs off of it). His plastic hands and feet make it easy to attach him via tape to whatever props he needs.