Christmas Eve

December 24th is a very busy time for Santa Claus.  There are always those last minute touches that need doing, and Santa has to pay attention to each and every detail.

For instance, he has to finish taking care of the "Naughty" list.  As you can imagine, this can take some time--

And, even though their work is almost done, he still has to make sure that the elves stay motivated.

While Santa can't keep tabs on all the elves that he lends out to department stores and shopping malls, he does make sure that each store manager has explicit instructions and how to deal with any naughty elves.  You can say what you want about him, but Santa knows how to delegate.....

I've just received word that Santa is finally ready to start his deliveries.  He's in the sleigh and is picking up the reins.  I hope he comes to see you very soon!  There he goes!

On, Thrasher!  On, Spanker!......