Christmas Angel

This is the true history of how the tradition of placing an angel on the top of a Christmas tree came about …

It seems that many years ago Santa Claus had pulled a hamstring two weeks before Christmas while putting his sleigh back in shape.  So he was bedridden during the critical yuletide period and needed to be ministered to by Mrs. Claus … up and down the stairs with his meals and helping him stay comfortable. 

Also Santa’s elves took advantage of this problem to go on strike for higher wages and better health insurance.  Therefore, in between helping Santa, Mrs. Claus had to spend all her remaining waking hours in the toy shop putting the finishing touches on the toys for all the world’s boys and girls.

To top things off, all of Santa’s reindeer got a bad case of Montezuma’s revenge from some bad Mexican oats.  This forced Mrs. Claus to find still more time to clean out the reindeer's stable three times a day … while still helping Santa on the mend … and finishing op her toy shop chores.

Finally Christmas Eve arrived and Santa was finally ambulatory, the elves agreeing to pack up all the toys under binding arbitration, and the reindeer were loaded with Kaopectate and ready to fly.  Santa climbed into his sleigh and was off on his world-wide trek with his signature "Ho Ho Ho."

Mrs. Claus sank into her easy chair with a deep sigh … hardly able to move … when suddenly there was a small knock at the front door.  Mrs. Claus reluctantly pulled herself to her feet and answered same.  Standing there was a beautiful  tiny angel bracing up a lush fir tree for the Claus residence.

Speaking to the clearly annoyed Mrs. Claus she politely ask her, “What do you want me to do with this Christmas tree Mrs. Claus?”

And so, this tradition was born …