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MY FURRY TALES--STORIES FROM 20 YEARS IN THE FUR! #11
16 years ago
Notes by a white lion.
(SO MANY SATISFIED "CUSTOMERS"!)
It was Santa that started all this some more than twenty-four years ago. He comes around every year and continues to bring joy to one and all each Christmas season. So many shows and visits. So many sweet and wonderful memories. But, even with all those glorious memories accumulating from each passing year, a few visits truly stand out. This then, is one of them.
It's Christmas eve. The time is late for excited little children but not really that late for grown-ups. Probably around nine o'clock or a bit later. Santa is very busy as would be expected for this is "his" night. What in many ways he lives for. He's probably as excited and as happy as the children he's coming to visit. The visits have to be somewhat short as there's so many to see that night. But Santa loves to visit and say hi to his fans if they're still up. Maybe sing a couple of Christmas songs to boot! By the way, if anybody asks, it's by far and away "Jingle Bells" as the number one requested song to sing. Followed, of course, wouldn't you know, by "Rudolph".
Most of the time the children are so excited waiting for Santa that they're still up! Many times quite late. This visit though, the children have already gone to bed and are asleep. Santa finds out a little later, that they've been asleep for about a half an hour before he arrived. Santa arrives and gets out of his sleigh. He adjusts himself a little bit so he looks picture-perfect. One never knows when a camera may capture a special and precious moment in time. He gets his sack, or Santa bag if you prefer, and loads it with the appropriate gifts and toys for this house. Seeing things rather dim and quiet, Santa quietly walks into the living room where the Christmas tree is. The tree is awash with it's multicolor lights. The tree's lights are the sole light of the room. Honest-to-goodness, you can literally feel Christmas right now.
Like the classic poem, he goes straight to his work of putting the toys under the tree. He doesn't just drop them down. Oh, no! He lovingly takes each wrapped gift out of his sack and puts it gently at the base of the tree. There even a little plastic green wheelbarrow that gets it's place under the tree. Dad sees Santa and goes to wake up the two boys. They peek and see Santa and are overjoyed. Santa makes a "big fuss" about them getting up but they can tell he's all "fluff" about it. They all go sit on the couch together. One boy on the end, Santa, then Dad, then the older of the two boys on the other end, sitting next to Dad.
It's a wonderful little visit. The songs are sung together. Santa reminds them to be good all year 'round. Not just cause Christmas is coming, but because it's the right and proper thing to do. The older boy is at the age where he starts to doubt things and asks Santa some very important questions about how he does it all. Santa, being Santa, has an answer for everything. The little boy's questions have been asked by so many, for so many times. But Santa's answers are concise and sensible. It's clear from his expression that Santa's answers have comforted him. The boy is all smiles! Dad leans over to whisper in Santa's ear very softly. "Atta boy, Santa! We got him for at least another year."
If only the magic of Christmas and Santa could last all the year long....
Semper Furry! --Me Furry
It was Santa that started all this some more than twenty-four years ago. He comes around every year and continues to bring joy to one and all each Christmas season. So many shows and visits. So many sweet and wonderful memories. But, even with all those glorious memories accumulating from each passing year, a few visits truly stand out. This then, is one of them.
It's Christmas eve. The time is late for excited little children but not really that late for grown-ups. Probably around nine o'clock or a bit later. Santa is very busy as would be expected for this is "his" night. What in many ways he lives for. He's probably as excited and as happy as the children he's coming to visit. The visits have to be somewhat short as there's so many to see that night. But Santa loves to visit and say hi to his fans if they're still up. Maybe sing a couple of Christmas songs to boot! By the way, if anybody asks, it's by far and away "Jingle Bells" as the number one requested song to sing. Followed, of course, wouldn't you know, by "Rudolph".
Most of the time the children are so excited waiting for Santa that they're still up! Many times quite late. This visit though, the children have already gone to bed and are asleep. Santa finds out a little later, that they've been asleep for about a half an hour before he arrived. Santa arrives and gets out of his sleigh. He adjusts himself a little bit so he looks picture-perfect. One never knows when a camera may capture a special and precious moment in time. He gets his sack, or Santa bag if you prefer, and loads it with the appropriate gifts and toys for this house. Seeing things rather dim and quiet, Santa quietly walks into the living room where the Christmas tree is. The tree is awash with it's multicolor lights. The tree's lights are the sole light of the room. Honest-to-goodness, you can literally feel Christmas right now.
Like the classic poem, he goes straight to his work of putting the toys under the tree. He doesn't just drop them down. Oh, no! He lovingly takes each wrapped gift out of his sack and puts it gently at the base of the tree. There even a little plastic green wheelbarrow that gets it's place under the tree. Dad sees Santa and goes to wake up the two boys. They peek and see Santa and are overjoyed. Santa makes a "big fuss" about them getting up but they can tell he's all "fluff" about it. They all go sit on the couch together. One boy on the end, Santa, then Dad, then the older of the two boys on the other end, sitting next to Dad.
It's a wonderful little visit. The songs are sung together. Santa reminds them to be good all year 'round. Not just cause Christmas is coming, but because it's the right and proper thing to do. The older boy is at the age where he starts to doubt things and asks Santa some very important questions about how he does it all. Santa, being Santa, has an answer for everything. The little boy's questions have been asked by so many, for so many times. But Santa's answers are concise and sensible. It's clear from his expression that Santa's answers have comforted him. The boy is all smiles! Dad leans over to whisper in Santa's ear very softly. "Atta boy, Santa! We got him for at least another year."
If only the magic of Christmas and Santa could last all the year long....
Semper Furry! --Me Furry
