Angel on top of Christmas tree

[Mick Walker]

Know how the tradition of placing an angel on top of the tree started? Many, many years ago twas Christmas eve and there was a bad ice storm at the North Pole, everything was covered with ice. Santa came out of the house to get ready for his annual round of giving gifts to all the children. He slipped on the ice and banged his head. He got all the reindeer lined up and was putting the harness on them, he got to the last reindeer and found that the harness was broken. Took it all off and in the barn to repair it. During this time Mrs. Santa kept opening the window and hollering for him to come in and eat before the food got cold. Finally he got the harness repaired and was putting it on the reindeer again and Blitzen slipped on the ice, fell down and hurt one of his legs and couldn't pull the sleigh. Santa had to go way out in the pasture to get another reindeer. Got the reindeer all hooked up to the sleigh, walked in the workshop and was carrying the big bag of toys, lifted it up to throw it on the sleigh, the bottom ripped out and all the toys scattered all over the ice. Just about then this Angel came flying over pulling a Christmas tree. She hollered and asked Santa, "where would you like me to put this Christmas tree Santa?" And that is how the tradition started.
HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas to all.

[minowevie]

Originally Posted by Mick Walker

Know how the tradition of placing an angel on top of the tree started? Many, many years ago twas Christmas eve and there was a bad ice storm at the North Pole, everything was covered with ice. Santa came out of the house to get ready for his annual round of giving gifts to all the children. He slipped on the ice and banged his head. He got all the reindeer lined up and was putting the harness on them, he got to the last reindeer and found that the harness was broken. Took it all off and in the barn to repair it. During this time Mrs. Santa kept opening the window and hollering for him to come in and eat before the food got cold. Finally he got the harness repaired and was putting it on the reindeer again and Blitzen slipped on the ice, fell down and hurt one of his legs and couldn't pull the sleigh. Santa had to go way out in the pasture to get another reindeer. Got the reindeer all hooked up to the sleigh, walked in the workshop and was carrying the big bag of toys, lifted it up to throw it on the sleigh, the bottom ripped out and all the toys scattered all over the ice. Just about then this Angel came flying over pulling a Christmas tree. She hollered and asked Santa, "where would you like me to put this Christmas tree Santa?" And that is how the tradition started.
HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas to all.

I love that. so, what happend.?? did he get it all fixed. did he get all the presants dilivered? I just can't wait to hear the end. is this where rudof came in? dang. its almost bed time. and I wont to hear the rest of the story.

[GrayBeard Phil]

Mick:

Thanks for the memory refresh,

The first time I read that joke:
Holiday issue of Playboy magazine,
1967 or 1968; but I bet the joke is even older than that.

And I swear, that issue today is worth a lot more money than I paid for that issue way back when. Did you keep your copy? I pitched my copy during one of my moves back in 1970's, President Carter's days, IIRC. Yep, dumped 2 large boxes of back issues of playboy. (I just read the magazine for the humour and the articles, as all guys claim.)

Thanks, Mick.
Old jokes don't die, they just bring back atrophied memories.

Phil

[Mick Walker]

Phil, I will let you explain the joke to Evie. I don't remember where I heard it many years ago. I like to tell it at Christmas parties.