Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast
as the regular ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind
schedule. Then, Mrs. Claus told him that her Mom was coming to visit. Of course,
this stressed Santa even more.

Then when he went to harness the Reindeer, he found 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, scattering the toys. So, extremely frustrated, Santa went back
into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey.

When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had hid the liquor so there
was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the coffee 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 it was made from.

Just then, the doorbell rang and Santa cussed his way to the door. He opened the
door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas Tree.

The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa. Isn't it just a lovely day?
I have a beautiful tree for you, Isn't it just a lovely tree? Where would you like me
to stick it?"