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...MUSE just stared darkly into his glass of beer, And said, "No, no, there'd be no Christmas this year." "You see," the muse murmured, "Santa goes through the air, With the guidance of more than reindeer and prayer. He crosses the world above the ozone, But never does Santa travel alone. When each December he sets out to service The old, the young, the cocky, the nervous, The yachtsmen, the hoopsters, and even the bowlers, Claus depends on the wisdom of air traffic controllers! Since America's leader started union-busting, There's no one left for Nick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Christmas Trek | 12/18/1981 | See Source »

...WHAT is that jangling noise that we hear? Not the chimes' round the necks of the trusty reindeer? It's the siren song of the Associated Press, Four bells to tell us we're out of this mess. It seems that King Ronald on horseback proclaimed, "For the stopping of Christmas, I'll never be blamed. From those bad man in PATCO I'll lift my injunction, By gee and by golly--this Xmas will function." So he told David Stockman (on his Trojan steed), "Quick, print up the extra cash that we'll need." Happy that Yuletide by fortune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Christmas Trek | 12/18/1981 | See Source »

When the Dutch settled New York, they brought with them the legend of an annually reappearing St. Nicholas, whom they called Sinterklaas. But it was not until the 19th century in New York City that this tall saintly bishop was recast as the jovial elf complete with sleigh and reindeer. The transformation, the result of one poem and one illustration, was the work of two unlikely men: a serious classical scholar and a political cartoonist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grah Bag of Christmas Customs | 12/10/1981 | See Source »

antlers together. Even the reindeer...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Top of the Charts: Wayne, Alvin and the Beach Boys | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

...sorry about the elves, sir. How are the reindeer...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Troubles in Toyland | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

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