Steve Laube, president and founder of The Steve Laube Agency, a veteran of the bookselling industry with 40 years of experience. View all posts by Steve Laube →
Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
oh, dear God, it’s Santa Claus
in an overloaded sleigh with runners bowed,
he’s exceeded our roof’s maximum load!
Ho, ho, ho, there the rafters go!
Ho, ho, ho, look out below!
Down through each story, quick, quick, quick,
and into the cellar goes Good Saint Nick!
I LOVE this! Such a sweet reminder that our greatest gifts are the ones we share. God did it, and He loves when we do it as well. One gift of from the heart is more valuable and costly than anything money can buy.
Thank you for this reminder, Steve. Merry Christmas to you and all at your agency.
Oh, that was beautiful!
The hilarity of me starting to cry when the surprise came at the end versus my daughter just looking at me like I was crazy was the cherry on top.
Very cute. My favorite is a Hobby Lobby ad that was 2:42 minutes and told the story of a young couple brought together secretly by an older couple. There was only one word in the commercial, “Hi,” but it was lovely. It came out a couple of years ago.
I read the other comments BEFORE watching the video. Dunno why. So why did it bring tears to my eyes? For those of us who grow up poorer than church mice GIVING was what Christmas was all about. I’m sure this video blessed many.
Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
oh, dear God, it’s Santa Claus
in an overloaded sleigh with runners bowed,
he’s exceeded our roof’s maximum load!
Ho, ho, ho, there the rafters go!
Ho, ho, ho, look out below!
Down through each story, quick, quick, quick,
and into the cellar goes Good Saint Nick!
Robyn Smith
Clever! And a defining statement on our current culture, too.😔
Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Robyn, thank you… and though it was written from a building contractor’s point of view, your assessment is spot on.
Robyn Smith
Lol! That makes it even better!
Nora Spinaio
I don’t think I’ve seen that one before. It’s just so sweet.
Terri
Waiting! It is hard.
Susan Sage
I LOVE this! Such a sweet reminder that our greatest gifts are the ones we share. God did it, and He loves when we do it as well. One gift of from the heart is more valuable and costly than anything money can buy.
Thank you for this reminder, Steve. Merry Christmas to you and all at your agency.
Lisa Roettger
Well, that was unexpected. And beautiful.
Katrin Babb
Oh, that was beautiful!
The hilarity of me starting to cry when the surprise came at the end versus my daughter just looking at me like I was crazy was the cherry on top.
Sheri Dean Parmelee, Ph.D.
Very cute. My favorite is a Hobby Lobby ad that was 2:42 minutes and told the story of a young couple brought together secretly by an older couple. There was only one word in the commercial, “Hi,” but it was lovely. It came out a couple of years ago.
Gordon
I read the other comments BEFORE watching the video. Dunno why. So why did it bring tears to my eyes? For those of us who grow up poorer than church mice GIVING was what Christmas was all about. I’m sure this video blessed many.
Sister Georjean ALLENBACH
Precious! It is all about giving! Christ gave to us and we are to joyfully pass the HOPE on to others!!
Thank you for this reminder!
Patricia Bradley
Love this!! I cry at the Maxwell House commercials.