Polar Bear Christmas

Can somebody please explain to me what polar bears have to do with Christmas. I totally get that in parts of the northern hemisphere the celebration of Christ's birth happens to fall in the season of winter. So it is natural to associate wintry things with Christmas. E.g. snow, robins and holly with red berries. (Of course the holly is there all year round, but the berries only come out in winter)

What I don't get is polar bears. They don't migrate south into New York state in winter, or anywhere else. So why do we see so many pictures of them cheesing it up for X-mas?

If you want to put this lovable creature in your garden this Christmas then you are a deranged maniac. But the good news is you can totally buy it from Walmart. (Out of stock at time of writing.) Not only that, but America's friendliest supermarket has generously discounted it from $54.00 to $53.93. That is a hugemongous 0.13% saving, after all, this is the season of good will.