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

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 elves, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. Then Mrs Claus told Santa that her mum 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 of them 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 scattered the toys. So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a glass of scotch. 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 a hundred pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the straw broom and found that the mice had eaten the straw.

Just then the doorbell rang and Santa cursed all the way to the door. He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said cheerfully, “Merry Christmas Santa, isn’t it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Isn’t it a lovely tree? Where would you like me to stick it?”

THUS BEGAN THE TRADITION OF THE LITTLE ANGEL ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.