This sparkling poem tells how wrs, bureaucracy and politics make life more and more difficult for Santa Claus, until the dreadful Christmas of 1993 drives him to issue an ultimatum.
 
The endless night that leads the way
From Christmas Eve to Christmas Day
Was not, in 1993,
The joyous thing it's meant to be.
I folded up my empty sack
And felt I'd been to hell and back...
Things have to change, and if they don't
When they want Christmas, Santa won't!'
 
Leslie Bricusse's witty verses are perfectly matched with Errol Le Cain's delectable illustrations to make a sumptuous picture book that will appeal equally to children and grown-ups.