Contestants age 21 and older can dress like Buddy, which typically is a green elf jacket, yellow tights, an elf hat, curly-toed shoes and other Buddy-like accessories including wigs and props.

He wore a bright green outfit made out of a jacket with white fur on the wrist ... Ferrell memorably played Buddy in "Elf," released in 2003 to great success. He played the role of a human man ...

The beloved character, who first captured hearts in the 2003 Christmas classic Elf, was given an unusual ... he arrived dressed in Buddy’s signature green jacket, yellow tights, and pointy ...

"Elf" became a modern holiday classic almost instantly after it premiered in 2003. But almost 20 years later, it still baffles me how offensive it is to cognitively disabled adults. It stars Will ...