"Chandler Bing!" the spirit said as she opened her mouth. She came out of the shadows. "OH MY GAWD!" It was very obvious to him who it was . "Janice, what are you doing here in my room?" He said as he fell off of his chair. "This isn't a dream anymore. It's a nightmare." Chandler said as he got up off the floor. "I am not Janice. I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. It is my job to show you that you belong with your wife and friends back in New York." He turned away and said to himself. "Geller, when I do get home , I will make your life a living hell for this."

Chandler couldn't take this. He ran to the phone and started dialing. "See you are not needed. I am calling the airport and going home. You don't have to stay because your job is done." Janice picked up the phone and hung it up. "No you have to be convinced." She said sternly.

Before he turned around, him and Janice were standing outside on the balcony of his apartment in New York, "It's cold, why aren't we inside? " he whined. "Don't rush me Chandler." Inside the window was a big Christmas tree and a big dinner. Sitting on the couch was Phoebe as she played a song on her guitar.

On the first day of Christmas my mother gave to me her dead body

On the second day of Christmas Gunther gave to me, two cups of coffee

On the third day of Christmas , Ross gave to me , his three divorces

On the fourth day of Christmas, Joey gave to me, four girls he slept with and never called.

On the fifth day of Christmas , Santa gave to me , my five friends.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my evil sister gave to me, six porno movies.

On the seventh day of Christmas, Chandler gave me to , seven bad jokes.

On the eighth day of Christmas , Monica gave to me, eight dishes with too much garlic

On the ninth day of Christmas, Rachel gave to me, reasons why she isn't with Ross.

On the tenth day of Christmas, Emma gave to me, ten dirty diapers.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Ben gave to me , eleven lesbians.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my brother gave to me, twelve of his sperm.

"Phoebe that is the most depressing song you've written since the snowman song about you building the snowman the day that your mother committed suicide." Rachel said. At that moment, Emma started to cry. "Aww Emma wemma. Mommy 's here. Mommy's here." Rachel said as she swung her back and forth. "I like big butts, and I cannot lie." She started to sing.

"It's no wonder we're depressed. Chandler's not here." Ross said. "I mean it' s Emma's first Christmas and she is crying.

"Shouldn't they be happy. ? I mean they have this perfect little baby and they both have good jobs and are living together." Chandler said. Janice answered. "Rachel is scared that she will get hurt or cheated on again and Ross is afraid that he will lose her for good. They are far from happy.

Joey was on the floor playing with Ben and a radio controlled. He had a smile on his face. "He looks happy. Ah sweet , naïve Joey." He smiled. "Joey is depressed as well. He wanted to have you there because you are a brother to him. It can be hard at the holidays when someone has no one to be with . You have Monica and Ross has Rachel , but Joey doesn't have anyone."

"Joey could have any woman in the tri state area." Chandler said. "He chooses to sleep around."

"He also misses you since you had to go to Tulsa all the time." Janice said.

"It looks like everyone is depressed. This is all because of me? I never realized what an impact I had on all their lives." Chandler said surprised.

"You are the brother they never had or the one that cheers them up with they are down. Your jokes are part of you, just as much as Phoebe's songs are part of her, or Monica's obsessivness, or Ross' dinosaur stories." Janice explained. "But of course, one is very , very depressed.

Chandler saw in the corner, Monica sitting by herself. She stared out the window and watched the snow fall. A teardrop fell as well. Monica picked their wedding picture and looked at it. She went back in her mind…. a song plays in her memory…

It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.
And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?"
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."

two people who are very much in love are seen dancing together. They cuddle and move slowly to the music. Ahead of them is a new beginning and a lifetime of tomorrows. Chandler hears the music also.

"I'm doing this for us , Monica. This is for our future." He says with a tear in his eye. " He stopped crying. "She can't see the big picture."

Janice said. "All she sees is her husband that is never there. And now he won't be there for New Year's and he isn't there on Christmas Day. Monica got up from the window seat, Wiping her eyes. "I even ordered this months ago. I got his favorite dessert cheesecake.." Monica sighed.

"From Mama's Little Bakery?" exclaimed Rachel.

'Yeah , I was going to make cheesecake, but then I remembered how much he liked it. And now he won't even be here."

"There's only one piece left. I should save it for him. " Monica said as she took the cheesecake box. ''

"Aw he won't be back for a few days." Joey said as he stuck his fork into the cake.

"Janice or Spirit, I don't want to see anymore. That human garbage disposal is going to eat my cheesecake." Chandler cried.

"Well you have one more spirit to see. " Janice lifted her arms and her robe spread like a pair of wings. "Merry Christmas Chandler Bing…heh heh heh!" then she dissappeared.

"Hello, I need a flight to New… what snowed in? " Chandler said. "You don't understand , I have to get home for Christmas. " he begged. "Not until the day after tomorrow. Chandler hung up the phone sadly.

I'll have a blue christmas without you

I'll be so blue thinking about you

Decorations of red on a green christmas tree

Won't mean a thing if youre not here with me

I'll have a blue Christmas that's certain

And when that blue heartache starts hurtin

You'll be doing all right with your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue Christmas without you.

He looked at the clock, it was midnight . The snow was blowing. He pulled back the curtain. "Merry Christmas Monica ." he said lovingly.

Monica was alone now. Joey and Phoebe were going to do something and Ross and Rachel had presents to get ready for Emma's first Christmas. She went out on the balcony with one of his sweater vests wrapped around her. That way she could feel close to him.

"Merry Christmas Chandler." She sighed.

At that moment , another flash of light came to his room. Before he knew it another spirit had come.

"Spirit of Christmas Yet to be , I fear you worse than the other two." Chandler said as he saw the last ghost.

The two songs I used were Eric Clapton 's Wonderful Tonight and Blue Christmas… glad you are enjoying my Christmas friends tales… please keep the nice comments coming … and to our Jewish friends. Happy Hanukkah….