ELFIS Story part 10 - The NAN Channels

Having completed all the prerequisites, that include courses such as Reindeer Husbandry, Package and Load Management, Tundra Survival Training, High Altitude Conditioning and Sleigh Drivers Ed, the Santa Techies can apply for the graduate program.

This most difficult to get accepted and enrolled in program is listed as course #1984. Less than 10% of the beginning techies make it this far and get accepted.
This graduate program is where the techies get access to start viewing the NAN Channels, where they learn to keep list and of course check them twice. NAN stands for Naughty & Nice… The Naughty and Nice channels, hence the nickname - Big Brother Santa, course #1984

This song explains the process, selected from an old familiar Marvin Gaye tune, that was also covered by Credence Clearwater Revival and the California Raisins.

Santa's Party Line



Santa's Party Line
Lyrics Steven Stay, J. Fred Coots & Henry Gillespie. Music Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong

Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew
Who's been bad and who's been good
How I see you when you're asleep
and how I know when you're awake

Took you by surprise I bet
How I knew all those things I said

Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
You come in loud and clear on Santa's party line
Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
I'm coming to town you're running out of time Honey Honey

You better watch out you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm going to tell you why
I'm making a list and I'm checking it twice
Gonna find out who's been naughty and nice

You should have told me yourself
Instead I heard it secondhand from an elf

Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
You come in loud and clear on Santa's party line
Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
I'm coming to town you're running out of time Honey Honey

I'm coming to town you're running out of time Honey Honey

ELFIS Story part 11 - Fattening up Santa

Have you ever wondered why Santa’s are fat? Well, 1984 has an impact on the techies that has become an expected trait of a great Santa.

Imagine this, a lazy boy recliner, a remote, big screen plasma TVs’ with picture in picture capabilities, Dolby surround sound, all the munchies you heart desire and access to the most intimate details of everyone in the worlds life.

As you can imagine, under the circumstance it would be easy to develop an “addictive and compulsive” behavior. If it wasn’t for the local chapter of NANA (Naughty and Nice Anonymous), you wouldn’t see any toys delivered.

There isn’t a song about any of this yet but just for fun here’s a holiday twist on another song from Stu’s CCR collection.

Ho Ho Ho



Ho Ho Ho
Lyrics Steven Stay & Clement Clarke Moore. Music John Fogerty

Just got through assembling toys
The house got quiet oh boy
Got to sit down take a rest on the porch
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing
Ho Ho Ho looking out my front door

Then to my wondering eyes appear
A fat man a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer
Look at all those happy deer as he calls them each by name
Up to the housetop the reindeer flew
With a sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas too
Ho Ho Ho looking out my front door

Then down the chimney he came with a bound
He was decked out in fur and his belly was round round round round
Wond'rous apparition twas the night before Christmas
Ho Ho Ho looking out my front door

He spoke not a word but went straight to work
Filled the stockings then with a jerk
Layed his finger on the side of his nose
He gave a nod and he was out of sight
Saying Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night
Ho Ho Ho looking out my front door