The Red Lantern
One little town, one enormous Christmas list and one Christmas nobody will ever forget.
Story, Music, Cartoons by Richard Cashman
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It's finally here. Today is the day Santa and Mrs. Claus come to town and you know what that means. It means Christmas,,..and Christmas means toys.
This year I have 102 toys on my list.
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Hi…my name is Matthew and that's me next to my sister Paige. Paige’s best friend is Wally. Wally is her Teddy Bear.
Next to the fire hydrant is our dog Biscuit and next to Biscuit is our cat Whiskers.
The minute I saw Santa I couldn't help myself. It just came out. "SANTA I WANT RODNEY THE ROBOTRON FOR CHRISTMAS."
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In case you haven't heard, Rodney the RoboTron saved the planet from Intergalactic Bad Guys who came to Earth to steal our chocolate. This year the parade gave Rodney his own balloon.
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By Thanksgiving all the stores in town are decorated for the holidays.
There’s a mechanical Santa on the roof of McCormick's Pharmacy waiving and shouting “Ho…Ho…Ho…”
I think it scares Wally. It scared me when I was a kid.
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The Cinnamon Bakery serves Christmas Cupcakes aboard a train that runs from one end of the counter to the other.
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The Beacon has the best popcorn in town with or without butter. This week they're showing Rodney the RoboTron Saves the WorId’s CHOCOLATE.
I've seen it five times. I think Rodney is going to win an Academy Award.
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Mulligan's Sporting Goods is where my dad bought his golf clubs.
He said Mulligans took four strokes off his game.
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The highlight of the holiday season is always the Christmas Windows at Trinkets Department Store.
This year the star of Santa’s Workshop is none other than Rodney the RoboTron and his Galactic PlayStation.
