Jason Manford has taken Elf on the Shelf to a completely different level which saw his Christmas tree suddenly vanish overnight.
The comedian was less than impressed with the real tree he purchased which started to prematurely drops its needles, despite him watering it.
Instead of going straight out to buy a new one, the funnyman came up with the genius idea of blaming his kids' naughty Elf for its disappearance.
