Was Santa today...

[Dale_tem]

Helped out my daughters school today and had great fun. Knew some of the kids and surprised them by knowing their name etc.

Sat there for 3 hours having fun, just wrapping up at the end and a girl came in, did the usual have you been good etc. then asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she replied 'A happy family' and then started to cry. She came over for a cuddle and chat and one of the elves went and got her mum. Her mum came in and told her they will be happy. We finished talking and she left smiling but with a tear in her eye. That's when I starred to cry.

I decided to be Santa thinking everything would be fun and happy being Christmas and completely forgot that not all families are happy or complete. I watched the mum and daughter go out cuddling and talking. Christmas is great for making people put petty issues aside and think about the important bits. A time to concentrate on family and loved ones, make bridges etc.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and spends time with family and puts some effort into mending bridges. It has made me very thankful for my wife and girls and I will put extra effort in to bring my family together more.

 

[MWHCVT]

That's really sad even brought a tear the they my eye a great service you did to the school and its children though this is part of the reason I love living in a village, when I was younger I'd say 3-8/9 the old chap across the road used to dress us as Santa an bring a present across the road for me...how cool was that of him...I was at the time the only child on our entire lane...

 

[Just Dave]

I remember my dad walking down our street as it was snowing dressed as Father Christmas ringing well more jingling bells when I was 7yrs ( early 1960), we tried to stay awake to catch Santa but didnt lol, many years later my step dad (as my dad died and mum remarried) dressed up for our kids, swapping to my mum so kids didnt miss Gran and Granddad together (so both were Father Christmas getting changed) , after they went to ours we had arrange for them to visit other neighbours house, each passed gifts for him to give as he arrived, was fab seeing all the different families kids faces, massive surprise, thanks for your story it just brought back my memories, thanks, hope the little girls wish comes true

 

[MartynK]

Thanks for these posts. I have great memories of Christmas as a kid, and I hope today's children can get the same sense of wonder out of it. The commercialisation is crass, but it doesn't matter. I just ignore it.

My daughter went to an all girls school, and we attended their carol service on Christmas Eve when she was about 16. I'm quite cynical - about too many things - but it was a remarkable and moving experience. I have the CD the choir made, and we still play it at Christmas.

Happy Christmas everyone, and I hope the little girl gets her wish.