Yuletide Blues

It was Winter in the swamp. Shrek and Fiona were taking care of their three young triplets. Fiona watched as snow flakes fell upon the ground. "Honey do you think we should celebrate Christmas? Especially since we have a family." She said to him. "I would but I've never…" he began. "Never what?" Fiona asked him curiously. "I've never had Christmas. My Dad wasn't the celebratory type but I'd like to especially since we have kids and I'd like them to experience a magical tradition." He told her.

The babies gurgled happily at this and Fiona smiled at the thought of spending Christmas with her new family. But Shrek was nervous about this. Being new to this Christmas thing, he needed help. He remembered Fiona had spent probably many Christmases with her parents as a human so he decided to ask her. "Honey?" he asked her. "Yes. What is it?" she said to him. "I... I don't know this Christmas thing is about. I was wondering if you knew anything about it that might get me started." he told her bravely. "Of course I do. Christmas is a wonderful time full of presents, food and family." she began. "Slow down honey, you had me at food and presents. I can't believe my father jacked me of this holiday when it sounds so wonderful." he said to her. She giggled a little at that. He watched as she put the babies down for a nap in their room and closed the door gently. "I'm sorry honey if I was going too fast. Christmas is a time where families come together to share. On Christmas Eve children put out cookies and milk for St Nick or Santa Claus and he brings good kids presents and other things. On Christmas morning the whole family gets up ands opens presents toigether under the Christmas tree.. Then later they have Christmas dinner." she explained to him slowly. "Mmm... it sounds so good. But what do they eat at Christmas and what does this Santa guy look like? I'm just curious, that's all." he said to her. She smiled at that. "They eat turkey and salad with prawns for starters. For dessert , they have Christmas pudding and Sherry trifle. Santa is very very rotund. He dresses in red clothes with a black belt and boots. He has a white beard and a red hat with a bell on it. He flies around the world in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer." she told him.

Excitement was overfilling his heart at this. "Wow it sounds really good but I don't know where to begin." he told her. "Well houses are normally decorated for Christmas so I guess the first thing is to decorate the house. and get a tree." she told him. He then went out the door and into the forest. But there was worry inside of him because he wanted to make Christmas special for the kids and he couldn't bear it wrecked. Meanwhile Charming was watching his enemy preparing for the festive season and was angry. But then he hatched a plan. He knew his enemy wanted the perfect Christmas so he was going to ruin it.

Donkey then burst into the swamp house through the front door. Fiona was making stockings for the kids by knitting. "Hey Fi you pumped for Christmas like I am? Where's Shrek?" he said to her. She laughed at that. "He's out getting a Christmas tree as we speak but it's actually the first time he's ever celebrated Christmas so I want to make it special for him as well as the kids. But I don't know how." she told him. He understood. He was wearing a Santa hat and white beard. "I'm sure you'll think of something." he told her. "I hope so. He was really excited when I started telling him about it and I... don't want to let him down." she told him. He watched as she hung up a huge stocking beside the kid's ones. It was for her husband. Donkey chuckled at that. But in Far , Far Away Artie was feeling miserable. He knew it was Christmas but he wasn't feeling the spirit. Lillian understood that he felt like he had nobody to spend Christmas with but then she remmbered that he and her were part of her daughter's family and that made her smile. "Maybe a girl friend would put a smile on his face but I'm not sure..." she thought as she watched him leave the throne room sadly looking at the huge Christmas tree...