The Christmas Pig characters

Appears from the start

A boy whose constant companion is a worn toy pig called Dur Pig. Changes in his family, home, and school leave him relying heavily on the familiar toy. When Dur Pig is lost on Christmas Eve, Jack's love and determination carry him into the dangerous country where missing objects go.

Also known as DP

Appears from the start

Jack's beloved childhood toy, softened and worn by years of handling. Dur Pig has accompanied Jack through upheaval in his family and remains the possession that gives him the strongest sense of safety and home.

Appears from the start

Jack's mother, who tries to give him stability after the breakdown of his parents' marriage. She understands how important Dur Pig is to him, even while building a new household that Jack has not fully accepted.

First appears in chapter 4

Jack's older stepsister. Holly's own anger about changes in the family often comes out as hostility toward Jack. During an argument on Christmas Eve, she acts against the toy she knows matters most to him.

First appears in chapter 4

The man who becomes Jack's stepfather and Holly's father. He wants the blended family to succeed but cannot prevent the tension between the two children from reaching a crisis at Christmas.

Also known as CP

First appears in chapter 11

A new toy bought as a replacement after Dur Pig is lost. Jack initially rejects him because no copy can contain his memories of DP. On Christmas Eve, however, the toy comes alive and offers to guide Jack through the Land of the Lost to search for his missing friend.

First appears in chapter 24

A living lost object who helps Jack and the Christmas Pig find their way through an unfamiliar country. Compass understands its routes and dangers and becomes one of the guides who keep the search moving.

First appears in chapter 29

A discarded piece of writing encountered in the Land of the Lost. Poem joins the network of Things who aid Jack, showing that even an object its owner no longer remembers can possess loyalty, fear, and hope in this world.

First appears in chapter 35

The terrifying ruler and consumer of Things that have been lost and abandoned. The Loser hunts anything that enters his reach and represents the final destruction that awaits objects no human remembers or values.

First appears in chapter 56

The figure whose power over Christmas Eve helps connect the human world with the country of lost Things. His intervention gives Jack a limited chance to bring love, sacrifice, and choice to a resolution before the night's magic ends.