A World of Disney Christmas

Introduction

Christmas. It is a time when many come together. Old and young. Parent and child. Husband and wife. It is the time when one can be at peace – not letting the matters of the universe weigh on their shoulders. My newest apprentice, Joanie Navarro, has yet to realize how much of a burden the duties of Guardian of the Disneyverse have on her once-normal life. For Joanie, her first Christmas as Guardian will be become a test – a test to see how she will handle being savior and human.

Yen Sid

December 6, 1977

The Muppet Theater buzzed with activity as its residents got an early start on Christmas. Many were putting up decorations throughout, including Christmas trees in both the backstage area and on stage – the latter being for a Christmas pageant that they planned on throwing Christmas Eve. By afternoon, the entire interior of the theater looked festive, which proved to Kermit the Frog that their duties for the day were met with great success. Even Diana Navarro's masterpiece she painted for the backdrop of the stage was enough to put Kermit in the holiday spirit.

"Excellent work, Diana!" The frog said as he approached her.

From atop an eight-foot ladder, wearing a white cap and overalls stained with various colors of paint, Diana looked down towards Kermit and smiled. "Thanks." She glanced at her masterpiece – a snowy field with a log cabin settled on the far left beneath a majestic polar sky. "Hope it's not too much."

Kermit shook his head. "It's perfect."

"Not too unrealistic?"

Kermit softly moaned. "It's perfect."

"Because I can easily..."

"Diana! It's perfect!"

Suddenly, all activity stopped and the theater got seriously quiet, all because of Kermit's frantic outburst. All eyes focused on him, including Diana's, who nearly fell from the ladder. "Okay, okay," she jokingly remarked, "I'll keep it the way it is, Mister Sensitive."

Kermit immediately turned to everyone that stared and said, "S-Sorry, everyone. Uh, j-just a hectic critique, that's all."

Taking his word for it, the others returned to their activities, and the theater lit up with festivity rather quickly, much to Kermit's amusement. Sheesh! These guys only let trouble distract them for two seconds, he thought.

"Hey, hey, Kermit!" The voice of Fozzie Bear came his way, along with Fozzie himself, holding a ten-page manuscript. "Hey, Kermit. I spent the whole night typing up some Christmas jokes for the pageant."

Gazing at the manuscript in the bear's furry paws, Kermit muttered to himself, "Oh, boy."

Unfortunately, the frog's muttering didn't go unnoticed. "What did you say?"

"I said, 'Oh, joy!'" Kermit added false enthusiasm to his retake. "I can't wait to hear some of your material!"

"Really?" A genuinely surprised Fozzie remarked.

"Yeah, yeah." Kermit said, his lack of enthusiasm seeping in again. "But I'll tell you what, Fozzie. You go through that list and find the best joke you think will work for the pageant, and I'll work with ya on getting it into the show. How's that?"

"Oh, boy! That's really swell, Kermit! Thanks!"

As Fozzie departed, Diana walked up to Kermit, having witnessed how the frog dodged Fozzie's attempt at occupying his time. "Quite a clever way of getting out of listening to an hour's worth of Fozzie's jokes."