One particular Christmas 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 him that her Mom was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more.
Then when he went to harness the Reindeer, he found 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 back into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey.
When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had hid 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 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?”
Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas Tree.
(thanks Jim)
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Thor adds this Comment:
Ha! Just the other day I was wondering aloud to my wife where the tradition of sticking a tree up… um, placing an angel on top of a tree began. Thanks for finally answering that question!
December 25th, 2004 at 9:23 am
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One particular Christmas 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 …
December 25th, 2004 at 9:25 am
Bryan adds this Comment:
Haha! Thanks Alex (and Jim)! That was great…
December 25th, 2004 at 10:52 am
Caroline :) adds this Comment:
chuckle elicited
December 25th, 2004 at 11:08 am
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Angels, Trees, …
So you want to know why Angels are placed on the tops of Christmas trees?
The answer can be found on this blog. Enjoy! 
Here’s a taster of the first section for those undecided:
One particular Christmas a long time ago, Santa was gett…
December 28th, 2004 at 10:42 am