Opening Scene: The play takes place in Santa’s living room. There is a couch, a couple of chairs, a footstool and a television. In the background there should be a Christmas tree, shelves of toys, boxes, ribbon, tags etc. that suggests the deadline of Christmas is approaching. The general feeling is that of busy activity and nervousness as the deadline nears.

Scene One: Santa is seated on a footstool watching T.V. There are pop bottles and empty chip bags around him. Mrs. Claus is seated in a chair next to him, knitting.

Santa (listening to the play by play of an NHL game ): ”Shoot it!!! Pass it you Puck Hog!... That was in! ... You’re blind ref!”

Mrs. Claus: ”You shouldn’t watch so much hockey Santa, it’s not good for your blood pressure.”

Santa: ”My blood pressure would be fine if those refs could see. Actually, I’d rather play hockey than watch it. Every year I’m so busy making toys, I don’t have time to play with them.”

Mrs. Claus: ”Don’t upset yourself, Santa. Everything will turn out all right, it has every other year! Oh my, I almost forgot about the cookies in the oven!” (Mrs. Claus exits)

Santa (to himself): ”Toys, toys, toys and no time to play. Look at all those toys that I’ve never had time to play with.”

Toys, enter and say the Choral Speech: ”We Are Santa’s Toys”.

We Are Santa’s Toys

We are Santa’s toys and we’ve got something to say.
We don’t like sitting on the shelf, we want to go and play.

The teddy bears and bunnies want to snuggle up at night
The X-men and the ninja’s want to play with all their might.

The Barbie want to get dressed up, in some fancy clothes
The Pog’s want to flip and flop, in somebody’s nose

The Lego’s want to build things - houses bridges towers
The Game Boys and Nintendo’s want to play for hours.

All the toys just want to play with little girls and boys
Messing up their houses, and making lots of noise!

(Toys and Santa) Toys, Toys, a Million Toys
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Toys, toys a million toys and not a minute to play
I hammer and nail and sand and paint, all day long each day.

But never do I ever get a single minute to play
Toys, toys a million toys, all to give away.

Dolls and trucks and hockey sticks, bicycles wagons and books
But not a minute to play with them, all I can do is look.

It’s time for Santa to have a turn, beginning this very day!
Toys, toys a million toys, all to give away.

*stop CD

(When finished Toys exit marching like toy soldiers and Production Line Elves enter.)

Scene Two: (Head Elf with clipboard enters, he is in a hurry).

Santa (stopping Head Elf): ”Head Elf! Don’t we have some pairs of Size 12 skates on the work orders for the elves this week?”

Head Elf: ”Size 12 skates? Let me see ... (checking inventory list), there are 100 pairs in Stockroom 3.”

Santa: ”You’re in charge Head Elf, keep the production lines going. I’m going skating!”

Santa exits, Head Elf remains, shrugs, surprised by Santa’s statement.

Production Line sings “Santa’s Going Skating”, Head Elf joins in.

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