Night Before Christmas

by black unicorn


christmas in ponyville

Once upon a hill, on a cold day of December, the ponies in ponyville were setting up for the visiting of their princesses to give the opening words for their favorite holiday; Christmas. The fillies were running around and bouncing in their bulky winter clothes as the rest of the ponies were working on decorating the stage.
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"Welcome and merry Christmas!" Celestia said. Her words flew from her lips like melted butter.
A wave of cheers arose from the shivering crowed of ponies that stoob before them. Luna walked up to the front of the stage, her wings stretched out towards both sides of her, and her head was held high.
"We would like to give you a Christmas night to remember for all of the next coming year."
Her sister looked at her in a confused way. She continued.
"Celestia and I will be Santa this year!'
The crowed grew quiet. They looked at one another, whispering and wondering if what she was saying was true. The fillies stopped their merry run and frozen in mid jump.
"What I think my young sister is trying to say is that..."
Luna cut her off.
"I'm saying that we know who's naughty and who is nice." She smiled "And we will give presents to all!"
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As Luna and Celestia reached the castle, Celestia pulled Luna off to the side.
"What were you thinking? We aren't able to go around in the middle of the night giving presents to everyone. There's just to many good fillies out there to get to."
Luna looked up at her elder sister.
"Tia..." she began "please can we do it just once...for me?"
Celestia had no choice, Luna already said that they would be delivering Christmas to all in ponyville, and she didn't want to let all the ponies down...she didn't want to let her sister down...again.
"Okay" Celestia said, seeing the shimmer of happiness in her young sisters eyes.
* * * * *
Now Christmas eve had come and all the fillies were all snuggled in their beds, awaiting for the princess Santas to come around and give them many Christmas toys. The princesses were getting all dressed up in the outfits Rarity had made for them. Celestia was Santa and Luna...well...Luna was Rudolph.
As the two princesses walked side by side down the long hall towards the big double doors. Luna was frowning and fiddling with her red nose. Celestia saw.
"What is?" she asked in a concerned voice.
"I can't get the stupid nose to stay on just right." Luna replied still moving around the big red plush nose on her face.
"You know when I gave the idea I thought I was going to be Santa and you were going to have this nose and antlers."
They both laughed.
They got into the gold carriage, and were off into the town of ponyville.
* * * * *
"Let's go and start to give out presents." Luna said
"Where should we start?" replied Celestia.
"Let's start on that roof and work our way back to the kingdom."
"Okay"
So the two princess set off to go deliver Christmas to all of the ponies in ponyville.
* * * * *
"You know Luna, that wasn't so bad."
Luna smiled. Her teeth shone as bright as the moon its self.
"Maybe we can do it next year...but can I be Santa?" Luna asked.
"We'll take turns."

That's how Christmas came to be done each year by the princess and their guards some many moons and suns ago.
THE END!