Nice. Should be interesting to see California’s version.
Don’t know how Alphorns enter into this though, that’s a Swiss thing. In Switzerland they have a thing called Klausjagen or Chlausjagen or Klausentreiben (depending on the area or whom you ask). Looks pretty much the same to an outsider at first glance, but don’t you dare tell them that. They have sticks to hit you with.
Also, don’t confuse Krampusse and Perchten.
Anyway, this is how they do it in Tyrol:
http://www.krampusvideos.com/
http://www.krampusgruppe-haiming.at/
CC Pics:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Krampus?uselang=de
Maybe next year LA Krampusfest can book these guys, they do Folk Metal and Death Metal:
http://krampusfolk.com/
Anyway, my favourite Krampus is this one:
http://www.milka.at/milka2/page?siteid=milka2-prd&locale=atde1&PagecRef=868&pid=757&cid=1922
