I am a shiny ribbon used to decorate a winter tree. My first four letters are metal food containers, and my last two letters spell out a short name for Santa's helper. What am I?
Tinsel
'Tinsel' divides into 'Tins' (metal containers) and 'el' (short for elf).
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