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What To Leave Out For Father Christmas |
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30/11/01 (189 review reads) |
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Advantages: Keeps Santa from Starving
Disadvantages: none
When I was a child, all that was ever left out for Father Christmas was a stocking to fill, or one of my dad's old boot socks to be precise. In fact it wasn't until my own two children were little that I ever even thought of leaving anything out for Santa himself. Poor old Santa must have been starving when he left our house!
Anyway, the first year, on Christmas Eve it was just a glass of sherry and a couple of mince pies, just to be traditional, or more likely because I had no imagination! Then after that it progressed to a couple of sausage rolls, mince pies, a glass of whiskey or brandy (purely to keep warm of course not to get drunk) plus anything the children thought he might like. It added a little bit to the excitement for them and they loved the idea of getting 'supper' ready for Santa, just before they went to bed. They liked to add some sweeties, a glass of ribena, a couple of Satsuma's, a slice of cake, a sandwich.. soon the kitchen table would be groaning under the strain with a feast of goodies for Santa,it's wonder he was never sick! Then the question would be "How will he get down all the lickle children's Chimlees (chimneys) he'll be too fat?"
Younger readers don't you worry about Santa drinking and driving because his sleigh is magic, it knows where to go and how to get there and he has the help of Rudolph and all the other reindeers to help keep him on the right track. As for getting down all the chimneys, well not everybody's house has one, but how he gets in and out is a secret!
Thinking a little about the reindeers, the next question would be "What about Rudolph, won?t he be hungry too?" So be sure to leave out some carrots for him and his reindeer pals to eat and a bowl of water for them to drink, then they'll be strong enough to pull the sleigh and visit all the children, everywhere in the world. It's along journey for them to make an
d like Santa they will need a few snacks along the way to keep them going.
Last but not least,don't forget to leave out your stocking!
These days now the children are older, (15 &13) they don't get Santa's supper anymore, it's down to me again, so this year I'll be giving him some doughnuts (made by bread maker and myself) a nice hot frothy cappuccino coffee and a glass of Baileys for a change!
Enjoy making Santa's supper, he'll be very grateful!
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