Why is Christmas the only holiday that seems to need saving? In all the Christmas movies someone …whether human or Muppet, needs to somehow save Christmas, usually by getting some kind of message to Santa on his biggest night of the year. They always seem to be somewhat apologetic, but that never stops them.
Frankly, if I were Santa, I’d be a little steamed about this by now. Think about it. 364 days of the year, the Big Guy’s got plenty of time on his hands to deal with just such a crisis. But on the one night of the year where he’s REALLY, REALLY busy, suddenly everyone needs to get in touch and the ONLY person who can save the day is Santa. No delegation will ever do in these scenarios. Why is that? Does Santa not have a right-hand Elf to turn to for just these kind of emergencies? Do these folks every think to get in touch in August?
Personally, I’d be disconnecting my mobile devices if I were Santa. I’d instruct my elves to hold all my calls while I made my rounds. And then around the end of January, after having some well-earned recovery time on the annual vacation, I’d be sending some carefully worded messages to the people of Earth about their utter lack of time management/planning skills. Not that it wouldn’t happen all over again the very next year, because the one thing we know for sure is that Earthlings are pretty thick in the head.
Every year, it’s the same thing. You plan ahead. You check your list. Twice. Find out who’s naughty and who’s nice. And then some nutbar you don’t know starts second-guessing your lifelong ability to separate the wheat from the chafe and ends up having a panic attack on your busiest night. And somehow you’re in a crisis that frankly, you didn’t create, but seem to have to respond to all the same. It’s enough to put the best of leaders right over the edge.
A little forward thinking…that’s all Santa’s asking for. If Christmas needs to be saved this year, get the request in NOW. Or as Santa calls it, The Night Before Bedlam.
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