My dad used to tell me that the orange fiery sparks that flew up the chimney from our open log fire we always had at Christmas time were fairies, off to report back to Father Christmas on my behaviour and, if I'd been good, to tell him what I wanted to unwrap on the big day...
A childhood belief about fairies
others believed things like this
- We didn't have a chimney in our house. Father Christmas had to come in through the letter box.— Ginnean
- I used to believe that at Christmas if your house never had a chimney then santa came through your letter box— Rhys James
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- Do you really mean to tell me that father Christmas is a myth?
Finally......— Peter (Aged 70) - When i was child, i used to think my father was my father christmas.— BeB's
- I used to think that Father Christmas stole toys from Smyths.— Shovel Tem