Not long ago and far away, Santa was getting ready for his annual
trip ... but there were problems everywhere.

Four of his elves were 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 Santa that her mom 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 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 into the house
for a
cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey. When he went to the cupboard,
he
found the elves had hidden the liquor and there was nothing to
drink. In
his frustration, he 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 on his way to the
door.
He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big
Christmas tree. The angel said: "Where would you like to put this
tree
Santa?"

And that, folks, is how the little angel came to be on top of the
Christmas tree.

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