(CNN) – Elf on a Shelf is getting a new challenger from a rather unlikely place – salad dressing. Ranchie is the star of Hidden Valley’s “Ranch on a Branch” holiday tale. It borrows heavily from “Elf ...

For nearly 20 years, the Elf on the Shelf has been a Christmas tradition in houses across the U.S. and beyond. The holiday custom, that a tiny little elf reports on naughty and nice behaviors of Santa ...