Christmas Angel

"Christmas Angel"

One particular Christmas season a long time
ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip ...
but there were problems everywhere.

Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves
did not produce the toys as fast as the regular
ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure
of being behind schedule.

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mom was
coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found
that three of them were about to give birth and two
had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows
where. More stress.

Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the
boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground
and scattered the toys.

So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup
of coffee and a shot of whiskey. When he went to
the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had
hidden the liquor and there was nothing to drink.

In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the coffee
pot and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all
over the kitchen floor.

He went to get the broom and found that mice had
eaten the straw it was made from. Just then the
doorbell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the
door. He opened the door and there was a little
angel with a great big Christmas tree.

The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa.
Isn't it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you.
Isn't it just a lovely tree? Where would you like me to stick it?"

And that's how the tradition of putting an Angel
at the top of the tree came to pass...
Received on Mon Dec 17 06:07:43 2007