Once upon a time Santa was getting ready for his Christmas run... but he was having trouble getting his **** together.
Four of his elves were sick, so in a bind he hired a couple from down the pub. Good elves, but keen for a natter and did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones.
Already under pressure and starting to get further behind schedule Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mother was coming to visit.
Santa's mother in law was a real PITA. His bad day was getting worse. Trying to get ahead he thought ... I'll go and prep the reindeer.
When he went to harness them reindeer, he found that three of them had been out on the town and were hung over. Angrily he asked where the other two were - they picked up at the pub last night. Don't worry they said they'd be back in time!
Santa was so pissed off - he needed them at their peak performance to make the toy run and half of his team are recovering and the other two have been up all night being "romantic".
OK, he thinks - I'll load the sleigh then. He stepped onto the side board and slipped on some ice, dropping toys everywhere. He kicked a remote control car for young Johnny in frustration and it broke when it landed.
Frustrated, and even more pissed off, Santa went into the house for cold beer. He just wanted to sit and reflect!
He goes to the bar fridge and it's empty - reindeer had raided the fridge before they went into town.
Santa slammed the fridge door. One of the reindeer had left an empty stubbie on top of the fridge; it started to wobble, Santa tried to catch it but fumbled the catch and it smashed on the floor.
Swearing at himself, he trudged into the laundry to get the broom. He opens the cupboard door and he found that the mice had eaten the straw.
Just then the doorbell rang.
Santa swore, and marched to the door.
He opens the door and the Little Angel from Hey Hey It's Saturday is standing there 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?"
This is how the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree began!