CHINA - You might be expecting an Apple Watch from Santa Claus this year, but how would you feel if he brought you an actual apple? If you live in China, this is way more likely than you’d ever imagine.

Apparently, while Christmas isn’t a public holiday in China, the country’s youth have picked it up and ran with it in a distinctly Chinese way. Sending apples as Christmas gifts is on the rise, and actually comes from a Chinese tradition to play with homophones.

Christmas Eve is translated as 平安夜, ping'an ye, which means a safe and peaceful night, according to Chinese news source gbtimes. The word for apple is pronounced very similarly, (苹果, píngguŏ), meaning “the fruit of being safe.” The rest came naturally.

The Christmas apples aren’t your typical fruit. Most come wrapped in colorful paper and decorated with gold ribbons or pictures of Santa Claus, gbtimes says, and some are adorned with cute Christmas messages printed directly on their skin. They also come with a much bigger price tag.

With the number of people grabbing hold of this tradition growing, the price of apples in China on Christmas Eve has soared way above the country’s typical prices. gbtimes shares that a single Christmas apple can cost up to 78 yuan ($12.18), while the prices of apples the rest of the year are only between 6 to 8 yuan per kilogram.

Does this inspire you to cross out “watch” on your Christmas list this year and go the healthier route? If not—maybe just indulge in a little holiday apple pie instead.