Better than a card! Celebrity photographer Tony Kelly sends Christmas wishes with the help of some lingerie-clad models

PUBLISHED: 17:34, 21 December 2012 | UPDATED: 18:05, 21 December 2012

He is used to photographing celebrities in exotic locations around the world so sending a traditional card to wish people a merry Christmas must have seemed too mundane for Tony Kelly.

So instead the Irish photographer has sent his season's greetings via a video, which you can see below, with the help of some of his model friends.

The minute-long video shows scantily-clad women in festive red lingerie and Santa hats.

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Pop open the champagne: Tony Kelly's festive friends are ready to celebrate

Season's greetings: The minute long video shows the models in red lingerie and santa hats

They pop open a bottle of champagne and tuck into a turkey but also allude to the stress of the festive season by taking a chainsaw to a Christmas tree.

L.A-based Kelly is famed for his sexy but humorous pictures. This year celebrities he has captured for magazine and album covers include Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars.