What are some of the most well - known funny Christmas poems and stories?

In a certain Scottish community, there was a tradition of having a Christmas race. One year, a man dressed as a reindeer for the race. But his antlers were too big and he kept getting stuck in doorways and fences along the race route. His clumsy attempts to continue the race provided lots of laughter for the onlookers and made it a very funny Scottish Christmas story.

One famous traditional Christmas poem is 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (also known as 'The Night Before Christmas'). It vividly describes Santa Claus's visit on Christmas Eve. A well - known story is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It's about a young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other. Another traditional story is about the birth of Jesus in the manger, which is central to the religious celebration of Christmas.

Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer. Rudolph is a reindeer with a shiny red nose. At first, he is teased by the other reindeer, but in the end, his nose saves Christmas by guiding Santa's sleigh through a foggy night.

There was a story where an LDS family was trying to put up their Christmas lights. The dad climbed up on the roof to string them along the edge. But he accidentally dropped the whole box of lights and they got all tangled in the bushes below. Instead of getting frustrated, the family turned it into a game of 'untangle the Christmas lights' and it became a fun family activity during the Christmas season.

One great story is about Ellen DeGeneres. She pranked her entire studio audience by making them believe that they had all won a trip to Hawaii. When they were all excited, she then revealed it was just a prank, but then actually gave them all a small gift as a consolation. It was a really funny and kind - hearted prank.

There's the story where Zeus made Aphrodite marry Hephaestus. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, and Hephaestus was a rather unattractive god known for his smithing. Zeus's decision to pair them up was quite a strange and somewhat funny move, considering their differences.

During a fan meeting, a member tried to do a magic trick for the fans. But it went completely wrong and instead of the expected result, something really unexpected happened. The other members couldn't stop laughing and neither could the fans. It was a really light - hearted moment that became a memorable story.

A well - known funny Purim story involves a community where they were short on actors for the Purim spiel. So, they had the rabbi play the role of the villain. The rabbi, not used to such roles, tried his best but ended up being so kind - hearted in his 'villain' actions that it was more comical than scary. People still talk about it every Purim.

A famous one is about a bird that got loose during a show. It flew around the stage and interacted with the actors in the most unexpected ways. The actors had to work around it and it became a memorable and funny moment.

One of the well - known stories is about Tchaikovsky. He was a very superstitious composer. Once, he believed that if he didn't start his composition on a certain day, he would have bad luck. So he rushed to start a new piece even though he wasn't fully prepared, and ended up with some very interesting and unexpected musical ideas which was quite funny in a way.