Shared from my father,

“I think this is an old one, but it’s seasonally appropriate. I don’t know

why I’m doing this. Maybe too much time on my hands 😐”

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 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.