The Tradition of the Little Angel on Top of the Christmas Tree

 This story was sent to me by my friends Diane and Peter Schmolka.


    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. 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 into the house for a glass of cider and a shot of rum. He went to the cupboard and discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the rum.  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 that the mice had eaten all the straw off  the end.

    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 it 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.



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