The Fairy on the Christmas Tree

Have you ever wondered how the tradition of putting a fairy on the top of the tree came about?

Well here's the story.

When four of Santa's elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not
produce the toys as fast as the regular ones, Santa was beginning to
feel the pressure of being behind schedule.

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mom was coming to visit.This
stressed Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he
found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped
the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More stress.

Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked and
the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys.

So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of apple cider
and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that
the elves had hidden the liquor, and there was nothing to drink. In
his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider pot, and it broke
into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor.He went to
get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw end of the
broom.

Just then the doorbell rang, and irritable Santa trudged to the door.
He opened the door, and there was a little fairy with a great big
Christmas tree. The fairy said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas,
Santa. Isn't it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where
would you like me to stick it?"

And so began the tradition of the little fairy on top of the
Christmas tree.

Humbug!