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.

"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 ...