Chapter 3: Stocking Stuffers
"Ho, ho, ho!" BJ exclaimed as everyone went along with the joke.
"I guess you really are Santa." Robert smirked.
"That's me!" the kids giggled as BJ agreed with them.
"And we have lots of cookies for Santa." Hannah said as Barney and Baby Bop walked back in.
"I got the door!" Marcie explained, letting the two in. "Yikes! You're freezing, Baby."
"H-h-h-h-h-hi, BJ." Baby Bop shivered as she spotted her brother.
"Merry Christmas, BJ." Barney added.
"BJ…" the kids said, giggling.
"Aye, yi, yi." BJ sighed.
"We knew it was you the whole time, BJ." Keesha said as Lucy began crying. "Well…almost all of us."
"But you can have all the cookies you want." Rerun said.
"I can?! Ho, ho, ho." BJ smiled.
"Oh, and me too? M-me too?" Baby Bop asked.
"Sure, Sissy." BJ replied.
"Bad idea, Rerun and BJ. Too many cookies are never a good idea." Marcie shuddered.
"How should you know?" Rerun called out.
"Trust me on this!" the bespectacled girl called out.
"Old people." Rerun groaned.
"These aren't pancakes." BJ added.
After a while, BJ had gotten out of the Santa suit and Lucy had stopped crying. "That's more like it." BJ said. "That Santa suit was kind of scratchy."
"BJ, if you took off the Santa suit, why is your tummy still round?" Lucy asked, giggling.
"Hey!" BJ said. "Maybe I had too many cookies."
"You can never have too many cookies, or too much candy." Rerun said.
"Mm, hmm?" Marcie and Peppermint Patty asked in unison.
"At least we did keep a few cookies for the real Santa, so he can have a snack when he comes tonight." Barney replied as Schroeder walked over to the couch and flopped down on it. "What's wrong?"
"My stomach hurts." Schroeder said. "I think I had one gingerbread man too many."
"Told you so." Peppermint Patty said.
"How does Santa eat so many cookies?" Schroeder asked, a little nauseated.
"Santa's gonna need a snack, Schroeder. He has so many stockings to fill all over the world!" Robert realized.
"Why can't he stick with apples and bananas, or even a bowl of macaroni and cheese?" Schroeder wondered.
"I have no idea." Lucy said. "I just hope my stocking is filled to the brim!"
"Barney, if Santa Claus fills all the stockings of all the good boys and girls, then who fills Santa's stocking?" Baby Bop asked.
"His stocking must be as empty as my big brother's old valentines' boxes." Sally agreed. "And that's not a pretty sight."
"Well, girls…good question." Barney replied.
"Who does fill his stocking?" Stephen wondered.
"I wanna be an elf and fill up Santa's stocking!" Rerun declared.
"Great idea, Rerun." Sally said.
"Indeed. I think we should do it." Baby Bop agreed.
"Who? Us?" BJ asked.
"Yeah! Us!" Rerun exclaimed.
"I think that's a super-dee-duper idea!" Barney said.
"But what can we give him?" Pigpen asked.
"We can make some presents." Stephen suggested.
"I have lots of art supplies in my room." Hannah said.
"We will be like elves!" Peppermint Patty said with a yawn. "But I think I'm an elf that needs a nap."
"You're weird, Sir." Marcie giggled.
"Let's get started!" Heather cheered.
"We're making Christmas presents for Santa!" Baby Bop, Sally and Rerun chanted.
In a short while, everyone was making their gifts for Santa, except Peppermint Patty. She had already made him a gift and was now taking a nap on the couch, clutching Cupcake and Annie.
"I'll need some of these…and some of those…" Baby Bop said.
"Me too." Sally said.
Barney:
Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh.
O'er the fields we go laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
Barney, Barney's friends and Peanuts Gang:
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
"Look at all these gifts!" Franklin said.
"I hope Santa has a big enough stocking!" Rerun giggled.
"Me too!" Baby Bop agreed.
"Yeah! Really big!" BJ exclaimed.
Barney:
Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh.
BJ:
O'er the fields we go laughing all the way.
Barney's friends and Peanuts Gang:
Bells on bobtail ring making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
Barney, Barney's friends and Peanuts Gang:
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
"There, we're all done!" Baby Bop said as they all put the gifts in a bag.
"Not yet." Marcie said, placing a ribbon on Peppermint Patty's nose. "There. Now we're done, Baby."
"I just know Santa's gonna love all these gifts and goodies in his stocking." Barney said.
"Uh…Barney, how're we gonna get these presents to Santa?" Keesha realized.
"It's a long way to the North Pole!" Robert added.
"And it's already Christmas Eve!" BJ exclaimed.
"We can hop aboard the Sopwith Camel, but we might run into harsh weather." Stephen reasoned.
"Uh oh!" Baby Bop gulped.
"It's okay. I think Hannah has something that can help us get to Santa's home." Barney said as Peppermint Patty awoke from her nap.
"I do?" Hannah asked as they all looked at the snow globe. "Oh. Maybe I do."
"The snow globe of Santa's house." Stephen said, holding Rerun.
"What about it?" Peppermint Patty yawned, walking towards the group, carrying Cupcake.
"Right. Now, look at Santa's home." Barney instructed. "And use your imagination."
Almost instantly, everyone was whisked to the North Pole, in their winter clothing
"Look! It's Santa's house!" Lucy exclaimed. "I wonder if he's home."
"Maybe we should go and see." Barney suggested.
"It's beautiful out here, Big Purple." Peppermint Patty smiled, hugging Cupcake.
From the window, the kids could see Santa asleep at his desk. "Guys, look! It's Santa!" Baby Bop exclaimed.
"I see him!" Rerun said, putting his hands on the window.
"He's asleep." Pigpen shushed.
"Let's be quiet so we don't wake him." Barney suggested. "That way it'll really be a surprise."
"Come on!" Sally instructed as they all entered.
"He's still asleep." Barney whispered as they entered.
"Now I really feel elf-like." Rerun whispered back.
"Lucy, Linus, Rerun, you, Baby Bop and BJ will keep an eye on Santa, okay?" Charlie Brown asked.
"Okay." They whispered back.
"This is like stepping on eggshells, Sir." Marcie whispered. "You can sleep through almost anything."
"One wrong move and we're on the naughty list." Peppermint Patty whispered back. "And stop calling me 'Sir'."
"Okay, Rudolph."
"Yo, Keesha!" Peppermint Patty whisper-called to a bewildered Keesha.
"This way." Barney added. "Come on."
"Quietly." Sally added as the floorboards creaked.
Baby Bop and Rerun were struggling with keeping themselves from sneezing, as they were standing where Santa's feather pen was. "My nose." Baby Bop said.
"Shh!" BJ hushed.
"Quiet." Lucy whispered.
"Look who's talking." Linus rolled his eyes.
"Look, Santa's already filled Mrs. Claus' stocking." Barney noticed.
"But there's nothing in Santa's stocking." Hannah sighed.
"I feel his pain." Charlie Brown groaned.
"Let's fill it up. Come on." Pigpen suggested.
"It's tickling!" Rerun said.
"Rerun! Sissy! Quiet!" BJ shushed as he and Lucy went to cover their little siblings' noses.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Baby Bop and Rerun began, but BJ and Lucy covered their noses as Linus sighed in relief.
"Thank you, guys." Baby Bop smiled as the older siblings returned to the other side of the book.
"AHCHOO!" the three-year-old and five-year-old sneezed as the workplace came to life and Santa awoke.
"Hurry!" Peppermint Patty whispered to the others as they put the last presents in the stocking. The Van Pelt siblings and dino siblings ran towards the kids and Barney as Santa turned towards them.
"What have we here?" Santa asked.
"We goofed, Sir." Marcie whispered in fear.
"Just a couple holiday visitors." Barney said as Snoopy giggled.
"Ho, ho! Barney and Snoopy!" Santa Claus chuckled.
"Hi Santa." Barney said as he and Snoopy hugged the holiday icon.
"It is grand to see you two. Just grand." Santa smiled. "Mrs. Claus is gonna be delighted when she finds out you two are here."
"Woodstock's here too." Barney added.
"Even better!" Santa smiled wider.
"You know Barney and Snoopy?" Robert asked.
"Of course." Franklin said.
"Sure I do. I've known Barney since my beard was probably this long. Snoopy since my beard was this long." Santa said as everyone giggled.
"Of course, I think Santa knows a few other people here too." Barney said.
"Indeed I do." Santa replied. "Robert, Pigpen, Franklin, Schroeder and Hannah. Keesha, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Lucy. Linus, Rerun, Stephen. There's Baby Bop, BJ, Heather and good ol' Charlie Brown."
"How did you know our names?" Rerun asked.
"Why I know the names of boys and girls all over the world." Santa said. "I mean; I have to check on you all year long to find out if you've been naughty or nice."
"All year?" BJ gulped.
"All year long?" Lucy trembled.
"That's right." Barney said as the two began to tremble.
"And I write it all down in my big book here. See?" Santa added.
"Uh oh." BJ and Lucy said in unison.
"See? I write all the names here so I can see who's been naughty and who's been nice." Santa told the kids.
"And were the boys and girls around the world good this year?" Barney asked.
"The very best of them." Santa smiled. "And every one of you made it onto my good list."
"Even BJ and Lucy?" Baby Bop and Rerun asked in unison.
Santa was hesitant for a minute, but then replied with "Even BJ and Lucy."
Barney:
Take a little look
Into Santa's book.
You'll be glad to find
He saw when you were kind.
Santa:
I wrote down when you've been
A very special friend.
Barney:
It's all there when you look
Into Santa's book.
Santa:
Each time you did what's right,
Like being polite,
Barney:
And eating your veggies
With supper at night.
Santa:
When you brushed your hair,
Played games fair,
Barney:
And tried to be cheerful
When you had to share.
Take a little look
Into Santa's book.
You'll be glad to find
He saw when you were kind.
Santa:
I wrote down when you've been
A very special friend.
Barney:
It's all there when you look
Into Santa's book.
Santa:
The times you did your chores,
Held open a door,
Barney:
Picked your stuff up
Off the floor.
Santa:
You didn't complain
When it started to rain.
I wrote it down
Again and again!
Barney:
Take a little look
Into Santa's book.
You'll be glad to find
He saw when you were kind.
Santa:
I wrote down when you've been
A very special friend.
Barney and Santa:
It's all there when you look
Into Santa's book.
Look into Santa's book.
Look into Santa's book.