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 Pre-
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 out, Heaven knows where.
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.
Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple
cider and a shot of rum.
When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves
had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.. In his
frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug,
and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all
over the kitchen floor.He went to get the
broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off
the end of the broom.
Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa
marched to the door, yanked it open, and 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.
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