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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-23, Page 1)i Lt's r. 1 1.1 `, b 7 l 1 J ,i, brary , t • Gocterichi Ont. ! 7A 24 A 4sissisyss. 9'iR" ♦%If 0 M DENISE CONNELLY, GRADE 5, ST. JOSEPH'S WHO IS SANTA CLAUSE •I used to picture Santa Clause as an enormous fat buddy of, mine. What .1 couldn't understand was why he came so late at night. Santa would come when we were all stashed in our beds.' I used to try to keep awake but mypoor eyes just couldn't take it. By the time he was at home I was up and always left some too like a shiny black button on the- floor.. I opened, the door and saw large foot prints in the soft snow. That must have been his. So you little fellows who are stashed in your beds, try your' hardest to stay awake, for Santa is coming. Philip Aubin St. Mary's Grade 8 WHO IS SANTA CLAUS When I was s little' squirt I thought Santa was a big fat man with a long white beard and dresses up in red with a big black belt. My mother told if I was bad I wouldn't get any presents and. if he came he. would kick me right in the rump with his big black hoots. When she told me that, I was always a good little boy about two months 'before Christ-• mas. Now that I am older I;know what Santa Clause really is. Hc' is the spirit of Christmas. Jeff Denomy Grade 8 St. Mary's School JOLLY SANTA CLAUS Santa is a jolly man as nice as he can be. Ile brings toys to boys and girls -as they can see. He has ' eight reindeer. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixson, Comet and Cupet, Doner and Blitson. Rudolph is his special one. He goes to and from: He has ' a big bright red nose that, ••shines all around. Toys arc stuffed and packed in tight. For the happy winter night. When he takes that trip. He'll laugh and skip. Santa is a very nice fellow. ' So Merry Christmas to you And all the year through. Susan Thompson Victoria P, S, Grade6 WHO IS SANTA CLAUS Who is Santa Claus? Is he ;just a person that •you tell your, children about or is he just a' man -that says ho ho ho? None are true because there is a Santa He is part of the Christmas spirit. - In •our - mind ,sthere- • is no Santa but in our heart there is the spirit of Santa that will stay with us for the rest of our life. That is why I believe in Santa Claris. Robert Craig WHO IS SANTA CLAUS? father died to. He hecame an orphan. He began to be a very good woodcarver and he took toys to the children's houses. Ilbelieve he look like this - a bright red suit, black belt and a shiny yellow buckle. He has eight reindeerthe most common one is Rudolph the Red- Nose Reindeer and the others are Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Prancer, Vixen, and Blitzen. He has some elfs Jhey help make the toys' for girls and boys. When I was a child I .believed he was a real man aind now ]� r believe he is a Spirit of Christmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Heather Gibson Grade 7 Brookside P.S. WHO IS SANTA CLAUS Weil who knows. Santa is a celebrity at Christmas. He brings happiness, fun, joy and best of all toys. He is a joy old man that comes down . -the chimney with a reds suit and cap. He has a sled and eight tiny reindeer. People leave milk and cake for him. Who know, mayb gthat's why he is so fat, With out good old Santa from the s North sPole, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas. Santa has helpers of course, some ells. They are small and wear green .suits with bells. Most kids look forward to seeing Santa. So let's keep him going. 1 Mark Farrish Grade 7 Brookside School WHO IS SANTA CLAUS? Santa Cltk'i - is the spirit of Christmas. " The spirit cif giving and receiving ' a gift, card or- just a word. People who tell their children "There is no Santa,"sis a person who says thereis no Christmas. • Christmas is a time for joy, happiness, and _love. You can ruin this joy by telling the child this, So do not ruin the ,joy for every child, please! Beth Morris WHO IS SANTA CLAUS Santa Claus a child's idle! In the north he begins his weary tasks. He gathers elves and tells each, one by one, to make toys for the good boys and girls. After finishing this, which takes ' pretty near a year: He gathers his reindeer together, with of cou.i<se Rudplph in the lead. The . jolly n,o.ld . man then grooms them down and puts bells on their sleek bodies for tonight. The elves polish his,. sleigh and load his toys as good' helpers should;; Then, one by one, the reindeer hitch. up as Santa goes inside for a cup of hot chocolate and to say so long to Mrs. Claus. Nfany years ago their lived Now if you've been good a family in the family their and you'll sleep tonight, for was a father and mother and it's Christmas Eve, then. a 'boy named •Nicholas. Santa will come, Cause he Nicholas had a baby sister knows when you've been named Kati. naughty or nice, he even One night Nicholas was knows when you're laughing setting on the floor with ,a or crying. piece of wood carving a itoy Out of. the north his sleigh for Kati. Kati•had a fever nd rises with a "Ho , Ho Ho was awful „sick, Nicholas's MERRY CHRISTMAS", mother had to go for a doctor He leaves the north to cover and left Nicholas and his baby the world with joy, ti,ap,piness. sister died and his moths and good spirits• was struck by a tree and his By Sylke Beck 4.9 ••.:. ..,.....,en,s•.,,ir;.:,:w: Yw:,r!',yw,.•: ,ty,.w,.,.rnr. w,w,..».. .v, '��'i7F 'J!',vuw'W.•l4Pi. '°.44 U rij 5oDexrb J ' .��SIGNA'L-StAFR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1975 THIRD SECTION Santa is my fat buddy WHO IS SANTA CLAUSE Santa Claus supposedly is a fat, old man, with a red and' white coat, who lives up in the North Pole. Each Christmas millions of dumb little kids write , letters to this imaginary person tl;tell him what presents they want. When he recieves the let- ters he tells his elves (who never get paid) to make what ever toys the little kids want. Then Santai packs all of the toys into a ?giant, green hag, hitches up his reindeer to his sled and flies through the air to give the kids their gifts. When he °reaches one of his destinations, he lands his sled on the roof of the house, jumps down the chimney, and places presents under, the Christmas tree. To tell you the truth this isn't the real way it happens, this is: millions of'dumb little kids write letters, of what they , want for Christmas, addressed "Santa Claus, North Pole." They give these letters to either their Mom or Dad to mail for them. The parents never 'mail'the letters, but buy the toys on the list to give to thier kids on Christmas, only to say "it's from Santa Claus." Some kids mail the letters, jam up the postal delivery and don't tell, their parents what they want.' To sum it all up, I don't believe in Santa Claus. 'Paul Mombourquette St. Mary's School Grade 8 .97 Elgin Ave'. WHO IS SANTA CLAUS. When I was a young boy, I thought Santa was a great man except I thought he should go cin a diet, I wasn't sure but 1' believed that he always dressed in red with white trim and a black belt and boots. He sometimes had .glasses on' but they were mostly for reading. He rode in xr big red sleigh with eight reindeer, Today I think he is humbug. Of course my little sister Wendy who is nine thinks he's a wonderful man, My older sister Gail thinks that Santa i5 the spirit of Christmas 1 stilt say hes humbug., , Sohn McAstocker St, Mary's School, Grade.8 WHO IS SAN'1A • Santa is supposed lo be a , jolly old fellow who has a mustache, heard, and ,bushy eyebrows, although for me, he really doesn't for me. Sorne people who • 'are • Santa's are I very likely your father, mother, brother, sister, or teacher., Anyone who has anything to do with giving `a present to a person or animal is a Santa..'' A Santa to me is a very nice person which has fishy eyebrows,a 56'.' waist, weighs , 375 lbs. and is six ft. tall, he is my fathers But then there's. my other Santa', She's my mother. These'A two Santa's besides • my grand 'a are what makes our fam.il;� have a Merry Christmas; 1 sure hope you do. Bill Leddy, Grade seven St. Mary's School. WHO IS SANTA CLAUS Santa Clause is a jolly old, man who comes to .us on December''5, He j6b is to give toys to the good little hoys and girls to remitted us of Jesus birthday, He wants us to all be happy. • Santa Claus lives at the North Pole with six .,Ifs and Mrs. Claus and eightreindeer, Vixen, Comet, Cueprizt, D`o'nor, I3litsen, Dancer Prancer and Dasher. Them ; p.ejCs it up, the he, St. Mare's' Grade 8 WHO IS SANTA CLAUS? That's not a hardquestion to answer. He's Itir..big, .fat, ,jolly fellow all.dressed in red, who gives presents to good boys and girls at Christmas. Well, _he can be but that image soon becomes imaginary. But my Santa Claus doesn't fade away. Santa Claus , is a spi'l't, A very, very happy spirit. At - Christmas, Santa comes to everyone. He's thatfeeling you have when you see a lighted Christmas tree °or a pretty parcel for you. That feeling you get when • you hear Christmas music or see a big glow in a little child's eye is Santa,. 'Santa is a' very welcome friend to me. Christmas just vv°ouldn't he the same without him. I think everyone should invite Santa into their Christmas spirit. Brenda Feagan, Grade 8 Colborne Central SANTA CLAUS? ,'Nho is that jolly, fat fellow with a big cherry nose and has a snow with beard and is always laughing? To small children Santa Claus may be . that to them. To some older pl•oltle he is just some guy who is on TV. They never think there may be a real Santa Claus. Do you believe in a Santa Claus? I don't believe Lin a Santa Claus. with a white beard and a red nose. I believe in a Santa C}aus Spirit. You may laugh at me but who else could make you go to theswindow and wish so hard for that, fluffy white to fall. Who could make you' • think back to when you were small and, the Very ,first Christmas. Why it • is the Santa Claus Spirit of course. I will always think there is a little bit of Santa Claus in all of us, -Melanie D ustow 'Grade? Colborne Central School WHO IS HE? • Hc•s a man dresses t n. white with a long wl°iite beard, and red cheeks..That's only a . rumour, but I °have a real view of him. He's a man you known really good. He prowls around your house on Christmas night. He puts presents Under the Christmas tree that said for you. He peeks in on you to make sure you are sleeping. Then he fills your sock with, your favorite kind: • Do you know who he is? HEWS YOU Anonymous DEB[4] MITCHELMORF, GRADE 3, VICTORIA /'§SA"Itgf US On Christmas night all'`the little childrens hearts are tingling wondering • if they were given what they wanted on their Christmas°list. Some think that there was a Santa and some think there wasn't. Well I think at one time there was a Santa Claus who went around giving nice Little presents to good little girls and boys, , But after many years of this he. died. But he still left his Christmas spirit behind! • T eo the coJx,,� ldt s . Qt ever , feels near""'` Christ- • and cts li:bp' 6e,r i t 1g oat taus. I.f is , the feeling that buying gifts • for their makes you put up.an ordinary children. This is still carried pine tree, decorate it with on to this day. So this is my lights, tinsel, and other. or - version of Santa Claus. naments, only° in one month Roger Matthews of the year - December. It is Colborne Central also the feeling that keeps you Grade 8 s awake Christmas Eve and wakes you up early Christ - WHO OR WHAT mas rnornin,g. Santa Claus is • A IS SANTCLAUS ' the. best feeling anyone can ,feel throughout the whole “To me I think Santa Claus is year, not a person but a feeling. Santa Claus is the feeling of anxiousness and excitement Santa is themagic of childhood fantasies BY RICK CURRAH CONESTOGA COLLEGE JOURNALISM There comes- a time in every child's life when•the fantasies of childhood are shattered by reality creeping into one's 1 ' life: Daydreams of magical •.people vanish like fog under sunlight, and only faint memories remain. Such is the discoy-ery of the Santa Claus story. Often one is told of his death, disappearance, Or non existence by an older brother or sister who is still hitter from their own, experience. It is a cruel theory for one so young to accept, and this is the story of one such' youngster caught in this phase of maturity, Billy was about six and had heard all the stories regal -ding Santa Claus, both for and against. His town was a small • community and Santa was usually •too busy to visit it on his pre -Christmas tours, 1 True. he did send the mayor to portray him in the annual Christmas parade but even Billy knew that it wasn't the true .Santa. The sleeves and legs, hung loose on this figure and the beard was just C•(ytton taped to n15 trrl'n lett.%. Santa ss <<`, big and had a real tummy, not a pillow belted 'to his middle. His voice was warm and cheerful not forced and ragged Perhaps the grown-ups were right. Santa was just a story told by parents w their children to'keep them young and innocent just one..lmor•c year longer. On the Saturday before Christmas. Billy walked into the little corner store to buy a candy bar when he' noticed a strange excij.ment in. the air, An entire shelf'had been cleared off and upon it sat ' o larrre Hunch bowl brimming with tansy juices and fruit slices. Beside it re•sted a heaping tray of sugar cookies and behind it a record spun on its turntable sounding out cheery Yuletime songs. However, the most puzzling object was the chair positioned in the usually cluttered corner. It was just an ordinary arm chair with a high back but it wits'' shining with bright round hulhs and holly r " vines twined upe legs and back. A sign to the left read `SANTA'S THRONE'. Billy felt his heart quicken. Could it be true? Santa right here in his town? A group of youngsters had gathered by now s.lnd tiny voices rang out joy -filled sounds that blended into the music, and. spun Billy's head. "Look here he comes - it's Santa!" Billy glanced to the rear of the aisle andhis eyes bulged wide for there stood o tal`I, barrel-chested and bearded old man dressed in a scarlet suit with white fur trim. There were sleigh bells on his cuffs and a string of smaller bells jingled in his huge hand, 1 -lis eyes sparkled• as jewels and he roared as he' laughed and greeted the bewildered children; Down the aisle he strode, tall, back hoots thumping the floor at each step. On his back, h,c.carried a Black sack brimming with unseen treasures. The children shrank back as he drew near his throne and .as„ he seated himself he sprung into a chuckle shd asked, "What cs –is this? is everyone too shocked to speak to Santa? Ho, Ho, Ho, Come to --me and smile children, for we, should be glad at this -time of year, n.nrt.silentl Who will be my first visitor?" ''Whispers shot between the tiny crowd as mothers pushed the very young forward and the _crowd edged nearer. One after another they came" to him and left, some hesitant, some eager. .Billy watched from the cubby hole he had sought out between the shelves. This was the true Santa, Anyone could see it. Look how even the crying infants stopped weeping when he held then on his \\•arm lap. See how he tricks them into smiles and .laughter and sends them off ‘k ith a kiss on' their cheeks and a haze in their minds. Only Santa, she true Santa, could have this magic over humans this young. The afternoon passed quickly, the punch howl beta me a puddle and all that remirincd of the cookies were crumbs and sugar dust on the tray. The records -', had gone through the player five times and some of the ornament's on Santa's throne lay crushed and muddy on the slushy f lour, • But there sat Santa, as jovial and: quick as hours before, Only his sack showed signs of fatigue' tlfir it lay rum. pled and nearly empty on the floor. All the fidgeting bodies had come and gone home to their 'suppers, chattering of their experience. Only Billy remained in his corner of solitude, :. Santa pushed his ,cap hack on his forehead and slapped his knees. "Ho, Ho what a crowd we had here John, must have been over 100 come this afternoon!" The storekeeper turned from his price list and smiled, peering over his glasses at the oldSaint. "You . re are good with the children, thanks aain for doing this for me — Mr. Claus." Ain finished his sentence. Billy pee Oa glance at' the wall clock from his hideout and Santa caught 'his .Movement. – ' • Ho, 1 -lo, Ho, what do we have here John? One lad has escaped my lap today! Why, Billy, were you in there all day Didn't you see Santa?" "Santa, 'let me_1n•troritrre you •t sBiity Gorden, I'm sure Billy,knows you well," the storekeeper said, ushering Billy from his place and standing hire before the throne. Billy looked up from his shoes at Santa. "Hello, Santa" he mumbled, • A red sleeved arm rested on Billy's shoulder' and a deep voice said, "Billy what's wrong'•snn. Something seems to be troubling you." Billy's self-control vanished, and he flung himself on Santa's lap, clinging to s the thick body, his face h►►ripd riper it the snowy beard. "Oh Santa, are you real?" he blurted, - Santa shot a worried look at the storekeeper and licksdd his lips, He sat Billy On his knee facing him and began', ':Now Billy, I can't lie to you; you know that. Yes, Santa Claus is real, very real, ain I not real?" When Billy nodded his tear -stained .• • Kevin Jewell – Grade 8 Colborne Central ,face, Santa continued: "Billy, Santa is as real as.syou are. Santa Claus lives on the hope of all children, no matter what their ages, that someday this old earth will be at .peace -with itself•and every day he as sacred as Christmas Day.•Do you remember why we have this very special day?" s s Biily was lost. in the deep hlu,e of Santa's eyes and said, ,"Because Jesus Christ .was born in Bethlehem on that day?" s. IT Santa continued with a nod, "Yes, Billy and sp people the whole'world over try to be good to one another on that day. We exchange gifts just,as the three wise men did. They gave Jesus gold and; • silver and other precious things and 'in return, Jesusgave his love and when that wasn't enough, he gave his life, so you and I can try to he as unselfish and good as he was." Santa's eyes were liquid pools and his voice was strained but he went on. "It's time for h•oth cif us to go now $illy, I must journey home and you, son, must go catch your•supper!" He ruffled the boys hair and stood up, easing :Billy tp the floor. Reaching from his sack, he handed Billy -a small bag of candies, ','Here you go son. Merry Christmas to you!" With eyes like saucers the lad stared At Santa and .said, "Thank you Santa, i' m going to give this to my baby brother for Christmas," He turned and rocketed out the door saying, "Good bye Santa, thank you!" The two men stood eye to eye. The storekeeper switched off the lights, locked the door and faced the figure still - watching Billy hurrying up the street. "Frank, you. sure are one heck of a Santa turned to him, and said, "For eleven • months of the year, I'm .just a teamster, a truck jockey, but when December comes and I dig out this suit and face those kids,, I know it's ben a good life. Let's go hotne John." Side by side they walked' back "the aisle, .44-74^, • tr. V;