You may have heard this story but I hope not. It is a little story to start your Christmas season in the right spirit.
When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones and Santa began to feel the Christmas pressure.
Then, Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were missing.
Then, when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered or broken.
Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a glass of cider and a shot of rum. In his rattled state, he accidentally dropped the cider jug. It broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor and when he went to get the broom he found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of it.
Just then the doorbell rang and a greatly irritated Santa marched to the door and yanked it open. There stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'
And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
Not a lot of people know this.
