Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

Back in the old days when winters were long and harsh, with short days of insufficient sun and not enough warmth to melt nitrogen, Christmas dragons were rare and could mostly be seen alone or maybe in pairs. But then in the legendary Solstice miracle of the year of the witch's dozen, all the Christmas dragons decided to leave their solitary ways behind to finally join their brethren in earnest.

King is the only male Ribbon Dancer known in his clan (physical evidence nonwithstanding) which in his mind obviously makes him the King of all of his kind as well as the Snow Angels. King loves Snow Angels; he thinks they are the most beautiful and graceful breed among dragon kind and he is terribly in love with Presents, the prettiest of them all. Sadly, though Presents doesn't reciprocate the feeling and won't even accept that King is a male, but insist on calling him a "she".