A Day with Friends

When I walked into the kitchen, I spotted the picnic basket my wife had packed. Looking slyly around the room, I slipped my hand into the basket to grab a cookie and felt a hard smack across my wrist. “You get your hand out of there. That’s for our day with our friends. You’re not …


Krampus

Taking seats at our favorite table in the dining hall, Ms. Claus and I jumped when a loud clopping and grating sound came from the hallway. The elves stopped talking and looked at the door wondering what or who was making the noise. The rattling of heavy chains created a nightmarish racket that frightened many …


Magical Library

“Well… that one was a hoot.” Seated on the office sofa, I laughed and slipped the letter into its envelope. “I love when children give me advice on what to feed my reindeer.” I was ready to read another letter, when the phone rang. “Good morning.” “Morning Santa. I hope I’m not interrupting you.” “Not …


Saint Knut’s Day

When I entered the kitchen, I gave Anya a kiss and hug. “Good morning, dear!” “Good morning to you as well. Breakfast is ready,” my wife replied as she pointed to the table. “Thank you. Today is January 13th, so I’ll have to be quick.” “Can you explain again, why the elves decided to celebrate …


Santa’s Last Deliveries

“I think the elves enjoyed their cookie and milk party on Christmas Morning,” I said to Bernard, my head elf, as we walked towards the toy shops to check on production. “They certainly did. I could not believe that the extra cookies from your visits would be enough to give each elf three cookies. Ms. …


Christmas Production

My head elf was busy at his desk when I entered with a hearty, “Morning Bernard. Ready for our pre-Christmas check-in on all the workshops?” “I sure am,” he answered with a grin. “I finished looking over the reports and made a record of the things we need to check.” I examined the list and …


Gingerbread

The scent of gingerbread lingered in the hallway as I stopped by the kitchen. “Santa!” Blanche hollered above the racket of a blender. “Good to see you.”  Grinning, the elf in charge of the kitchen walked over and gave me a hug. “Isn’t this fantastic? The section in my kitchen is finally set up for …


Mixed Magic

Looking over the production reports from the workshops, I heard a knock and yelled, “Come on in.” “You wanted to see us, Santa?” Rackem asked as he and his buddy, Gaucho, entered my office. “Yes, I did,” I responded and laid down the reports. “It’s less than two months until Christmas, and we will be …


Santa’s Lost Key

The Yellow Magic Fairy Dust had just arrived from the Arctic Fairies. When I opened the door to my safe to store the dust, glowing colors of red, blue, green, and yellow dust already inside spilled out. “I love that glow.” I chuckled and clicked the door shut. Returning to read the letters I had …


No Snowshoes

Walking up to the south entrance, Bootsie, one of the cobblers who makes shoes for everyone at the North Pole, was placing a pair of snowshoes back on the rack. “How’s the weather outside today,” I asked. “It’s beautiful out there today,” he told me. “We did get some fresh snow overnight, so make sure …


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