• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, December 5, 2013

There’s an extra pep in Santa’s step this Christmas, so I’m wondering if he’s been eating too many Christmas PEEPS? The brand, known for selling roughly 1.5 billion fluffy Easter marshmallows a year, has branched out with a series of Christmas-themed PEEPS that sound delicious. Flavors include candy-cane and sugar-cookie chicks dipped in chocolate, chocolate-covered mint trees, gingerbread-flavored men, chocolate mousse reindeer, and marshmallow trees and snowmen. Supporting these products is a TV spot called “Santa Hop.” In it, a home is shaken and stirred by loud thumping noises. Children almost awaken and ornaments are about to fall from a Christmas tree. The culprit is none other than Santa Claus, who hops inside the house and fills stockings with PEEPS candy. When finished, he sits down and says, “I don’t know how that Easter bunny does it.” Watch it here, created by The Terri & Sandy Solution.