How has your Christmas been so far?
So how has your Christmas been?,
Mine has so far been interesting!
I took the kids to see Father Christmas and the large Christmas facts display they have there,
One of the kids couldn’t be restrained he wanted to see him no matter what,
One seemed unfazed, playing at being casual,
The other bolted! He was terrified of the big jolly fellow and it took all my energy to catch and hold him! We went to a Doctor, he said that there is a name for people who are afraid of Santa Claus. Its Claustrophobic.
I did learn some stuff though when we were there, like why Santa has 3 gardens.
(Its so he can ho-ho-ho.)
I read all about the whole North Pole setup…. I talked to the Doctor about what I’d seen and read, he said he used to work at the North Pole during the year!
He told me it took almost all year but he finally figured out why Santa's little helper was depressed? It was because he had low elf esteem.
He told me what snowmen eat for breakfast. (Snowflakes.) And he told me what you call a snowman in Australia at Christmas (A puddle).
The Doctor was obsessed by Christmas, I went to his house and when I got to the door I saw some people lined up before me, one by one they approached the door and yelled out,
“Knock, knock”, from inside I heard the doctors voice yell, “Who's there?” The man replied “Chris!”, and Doc called back, “Chris who?”, the man yelled “Christmas!!!!” and went inside!!! Then the woman walked up to the door,
She yelled “-Knock knock”, Doc yelled back, “Who's there?”, She yelled, “Mary!”
Doc yelled back, “Mary who?” and she yelled “Merry Christmas”
It was too much for me, so I started researching snowmen and all things Christmas, and I learnt some obscure facts, like how do you get Frostbite? Its what you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire! I learnt what's red and white and gives presents to good little fish on the bottom of the ocean at Christmas. (Its Sandy Claws.) I was surprised to hear that in Camelot all the archers where also the gift wrappers. This led to England having a famous gift wrapping archer… you may have heard of him, it was Ribbon hood.
I learnt that there was once a great czar in Russia named Rudolph the Red.
It is said that he stood looking out the windows of his palace one day while his
wife, the Czarina Katerina, sat nearby knitting. He turned to her and said, "Look my dear, it has begun to rain!" Without even looking up from her knitting she replied, "It's too cold to rain. It must be sleeting." The Czar shook his head and said, "I am the Czar of all the Russians, and Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear!"
It was Christmas Eve when that happened, Yes it T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care. (They'd been worn all week and needed the air.)
I learnt that according to the song, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", Santa has eleven reindeer? Sure, in the introduction it goes "There's Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen..." That makes eight reindeer. Then there's Rudolph, of course, so that makes nine. Then there's Olive. You know, "Olive the other reindeer used to laugh..." That makes ten. The eleventh is Howe. You know, "Then Howe the reindeer loved him..." Eleven reindeer. The proof is in the song!
I learnt that after Christmas the reindeer all want to relax, I asked where do they go to dance? Christmas balls of course!
I can’t wait for the next week or so, goodness only knows what could happen.
Digger