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Are those injuries on his face from a drunken spill out of the bucket?

I would question whether they are injuries to begin with, because of the face's other perceived alien-like properties.

You say alien, I say elf wearing elf hat injured from falling out of sleigh but now happily drunk. To each his own ;) Happy New Year.

That is not a bad guess at all.
Happy New Year for you too!