One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet shop looking for an  unusual Christmas gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the  perfect gift.
 
  "How do I get him to sing?" The young man asked, excitedly. "Simply  hold    a lighted match directly under his feet," was the shop owner's reply.
The shop owner lit a match under the parrot's left foot and Chet began to  sing: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! " The shop owner then held another  match under the parrot's right foot. Then Chet's tune changed, and the
air  was filled with: "Silent Night, Holy Night."
 
The young man was so impressed that he paid the shopkeeper and ran home as    quickly as he could with Chet under his arm. 
When the wife saw her gift    she was overwhelmed. "How beautiful!" She exclaimed, "Can he talk?" 
  "No," the young man replied, "But he can sing. Let me show you." 
So the  young man whipped out his lighter and placed it under Chet's left foot,  as    the shopkeeper had shown him, and Chet crooned: "Jingle Bells! Jingle    Bells!..." 
The man then moved the lighter to Chet's right foot, and out  came: "Silent Night, Holy Night..."
 
Then the wife, with her face filled with curiosity, asked, "What if we  hold the lighter between his legs?"
 
The man did not know. "Let's try it." He answered, eager to please his    wife. So they held the lighter between Chet's legs. Chet twisted his  face,  cleared his throat, and the little parrot sang out loudly (like it was  the    performance of his life): "Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire...."
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Christmas at the Races
 
  Riding the favourite at Cheltenham racetrack, a jockey was well ahead
      of the field. Suddenly he was hit on the head by a turkey and a string
  of
      sausages. He managed to keep control of his mount and pulled back
      into the lead, only to be struck by a box of Christmas crackers and a
      dozen mince pies as he went over the last fence. With great skill he
      managed to steer the horse to the front of the field once more when, on
      the run in, he was struck on the head by a bottle of sherry and a
      Christmas pudding. Thus distracted, he succeeded in coming only second.
      He immediately went to the stewards to complain that he had been
  seriously    hampered.
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King Wenceslas rings up Pizza Hut on Christmas Eve:
   
      "It's King Wenceslas here, I'd like a pizza delivered"
   
      "Will that be the usual order sir?"
   
      "Yes - Deep Pan, crisp and even"
 
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  Cinderella was now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead
Prince, she happily sat upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by
from her front porch, with a cat called Alan for companionship. One sunny
afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared the Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella said "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all these
years?"
The Fairy Godmother replied "Well Cinderella, since you have lived a good,
wholesome life since we last met, I have decided to grant you 3 wishes. Is
there anything for which your heart still yearns?"
Cinderella is taken aback, overjoyed and after some thoughtful consideration
and almost under her breath she uttered her first wish: "I wish I was
wealthy beyond comprehension."
Instantly, her rocking chair was turned into solid gold. Cinderella was
stunned. Alan, her old faithful cat, jumped off her lap and scampered to the
edge of the porch, quivering with fear.
Cinderella said "Oh thank you, Fairy Godmother".
The Fairy Godmother replied "It is the least I can do. What does your heart
wish for your second wish?"
Cinderella looked down at her frail body, and said: "I wish I was young and
full of the beauty of youth again".
At once, her wish having been desired, became reality, and her beautiful
youthful visage had returned. Cinderella felt stirrings inside her that had
been dormant for years and long forgotten vigour and vitality began to
course through her very soul.
Then the Fairy Godmother again spoke "You have one more wish, what shall you
have?" Cinderella looked over to the frightened cat in the corner and said:
"I wish you to transform Alan my old cat into a beautiful and handsome young
man".
Magically, Alan suddenly underwent so fundamental a change in his biological
make-up, that when complete he stood before her, a boy, so beautiful the
like of which she nor the world had ever seen, so fair indeed that birds
begun to fall from the sky at his feet.
The Fairy Godmother again spoke: "Congratulations, Cinderella. Enjoy your
new life." And, with a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, she was
gone.
For a few eerie moments, Alan and Cinderella looked into each other's eyes.
Cinderella sat, breathless, gazing at the most stunningly perfect boy she
had ever seen. Then Alan walked over to Cinderella, who sat transfixed in
her rocking chair, and held her close in his young muscular arms. He leant
in close to her ear, and into her ear breathed as much as whispered,
blowing her golden hair with his warm breath, "I bet you regret having my
bollocks chopped off now, don't you?"
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Stars in their eyes
 
 
  A bloke called Simon goes on Stars in Your Eyes with Matthew Kelly.
  Kelly says to him 'You were meant to be on here 18 months ago Simon, what
  happened?'
  Simon replies, 'Well Matthew, my uncle and I were on our way here when
  we had a tragic car accident. My uncle was killed and I lost both my arms
  and legs.'
  'That's awful' says Kelly, 'But there is something good to come out of
  this isn't there?'
  'Yes' says Simon, 'at the hospital they were doing a pioneering limb
  transplant operation, so they transplanted my uncles arms and legs on to
  me.'
  Kelly is astounded and the audience applauds. 'That is amazing. We're
  delighted to have you here finally. And Simon, who are you going to be for
      us tonight?'
  And Simon says
    .
  'Tonight Matthew, I am going to be Simon and Half Uncle.'
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