Red Christmas Teddy Bear, Riley Chubs!

Red Teddy Bears Make the Color of Christmas Sweet

Riley Chubs is a red Christmas teddy bear.  He is one of Santa’s Color of Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassadors, and he loves his job!  There is nothing better for a red Christmas bear than seeing the joy on the faces of all the people he meets.

Well, there is one thing that red Riley Chubs loves almost as much as Christmas – ginger bread cookies! And that is where today’s story begins.  

Riley Chubs is 30” tall, just tall enough to reach the counter in the elf break room.  Mrs. Claus bakes fresh ginger bread teddy bear cookies every afternoon and leaves them on a pretty Christmas plate on the counter. 

Riley was walking by one day, on his way to a Color of Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassador meeting when he smelled those cookies.  He went in, and didn’t see anyone.  Being the kind of sweet red teddy bear he is, Riley called out, but nobody heard him.  Oh how he wanted one of those ginger bread teddy bear cookies.  He reached his red teddy bear paw up and took one.  And it was delicious.  

He never meant for it to happen, but he ate them all.  They were just so sweet!  Even though nobody had spotted a red bear in a Santa hat eating all the cookies, Riley knew he had to make some more.  It was the right thing to do as a Christmas Bear Ambassador.

He went to Mrs. Claus and asked her to help him.  Together, they baked another batch of gingerbread teddy bear cookies! He smiled when he took the plate to the elf break room, put it on the counter, and quickly left.

Now can you think of anything more fun at Christmas, than baking a batch of gingerbread teddy bear cookies… with a festive red Christmas teddy bear by your side?  

The Color Of Christmas Teddy Bears Part 2

White Christmas Teddy Bear Saves Christmas Party – My Hero!

I didn’t know what to do.  I sat on the bench at the bus stop to think.  Our Christmas party was ruined, and it was my entire fault.  I thought I had lined up the entertainment weeks ago, but they weren’t coming.  I was doomed.

As I sat there feeling sorry for myself, someone sat down next to me, and starting humming Christmas carols.  Pretty good humming, too.  I looked up, and saw a white teddy bear with a Santa hat sitting next to me.  He was watching me.

“You seem kind of glum – it’s Christmas! Be happy!” the white Christmas teddy bear said.

I looked at him.  “You sure are a festive Christmas teddy bear,” I said.

He laughed.  “I hope so! My name is Jingles Woolly Tubs, and I am not only one of Santa’s Color of Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassadors, I love Christmas!  It’s my job to spread Christmas bear cheer wherever I go.  Now why are you so sad?” he asked, straightening his green bow tie with one paw.

“I’ve ruined our Christmas party – there’s no entertainment,” I confessed.

He laughed, a great big jolly Christmas teddy bear sort of laugh. Come to think of it, he was kind of a giant teddy bear, about 35” I’d guess. 

“Christmas teddy bear magic to the rescue! I love to sing at parties! Maybe I could help you out!”

I thought about it – he was a good hummer.  And a large white teddy bear with a Santa Claus hat and green bow tie?  Now that was entertaining!

I smiled back.  “Thank you, Jingles! You’ve saved our party!”

Hours later, everyone was raving about it being the best Christmas party we’d ever had.  Jingles was the most entertaining Christmas bear anyone had ever met.   All the girls at the party just kept cooing over what a cute white Christmas teddy bear in his Santa Claus hat he was, and all the guys found his festive Christmas teddy bear stories hysterical – especially the one about the year all the Christmas bears decided to take up water polo. 

As Jingles was leading everyone in another Christmas carol, I thought about how lucky I was to have met one of Santa’s Christmas Teddy Bear ambassadors.  He sure made me a believer in the Color of Christmas being white.  As he left the party, we all waved and shouted, “Merry Christmas Teddy Bear!”      

Dreaming of A White Christmas Teddy Bear

Family Reunion

Every year as the north wind starts to blow a little colder and Santa gets serious about checking his Naughty and Nice lists, the White Christmas Teddy Bears get together for a family reunion.   It is a wonderful time to share news and catch up with each other before they are each off celebrating Christmas, Teddy Bear style, with people everywhere.

Bell Woolly Tubs hung up the phone.  “Well, Jingles can’t make it – he’s busy at a Color of Christmas meeting!”  Jingles was Bell’s 35 inch younger brother.

“That’s OK – he always eats all the toast anyway,” said Frosty Fluffy Shags.  Frosty was a 45 inch giant teddy bear who was always hungry!  He loved being asked to Christmas parties because they always served delicious things to eat, and sometimes even his favorite hot chocolate.

“OK, settle down everyone, I think I have this camera figured out, so we can take our group picture for the Christmas teddy bear newsletter!”  Bo Fluffy Shags had been fiddling with his new digital camera. The white Christmas teddy bears took a picture at every family reunion to send to everyone, but especially to their Grandpa Teddy Bear who taught them all how to be special Christmas teddy bears.  The white Fluffy Shags & Woolly Tubs bears came from a long line of stuffed Christmas bears, proudly helping spread the joy of the season to everyone who met them.

“Line up, teddy bears, Christmas smiles please!” Bo said.  “Babs, you get in the front so we can see you.”  Babs was a 27” little white teddy bear, perfect for baby’s first Christmas.  She moved to the front of the group.

“OK, Bell, you stand there, and Frosty, you stand here.”  Bo got everyone in a line.  “Frosty, your teddy bear Santa hat is perfect!  Don’t move!”  Bo set the timer on the camera, and rushed to his spot.  He moved pretty fast for a 52” giant white teddy bear!

“Smiles, everyone!” Bo watched his new camera, the little blinking light counting down to take their picture.  “OK, ready?  Three, two, one – Merry Christmas, Teddy Bear!”  All the white Christmas bears smiled their cheeriest smiles.  They loved this time of year!

The Color of Christmas Bears

And How They Became Teddy Bear Ambassadors for Santa

I believe it was a Monday in Christmas Bear Heights, an exclusive community of bears up at the North Pole, when Santa made his announcement via webcast.

“I have decided to select 3 Christmas Teddy Bears to help me represent the color of Christmas spirit to the world. What little boy or girl can resist a Christmas bear in a Santa hat?  Your job will also be to help adults remember the spirit of Christmas.  I will make my choices for these colorful Christmas bears in a few days.  Merry Christmas!”

All the teddy bears were talking about it.  Who would Santa pick to be the color of Christmas bears?  Which bears would be special enough to be one of his Christmas Spirit Teddy Bear Ambassadors?

Bears of all sizes, shapes, and colors were hopeful.  None of the elves were talking.  It was all top secret, and everyone waited for Santa to choose.  It was all anyone was talking about as gifts were wrapped, toys were made, and names were checked on the naughty and nice lists (it is amazing how many names bounce from one list to the other and back again!)

Finally the big day arrived, and all the teddy bears gathered in the Christmas Bear town square.  Santa was ready to announce the lucky teddy bears who would help him represent the color of Christmas and be Christmas Spirit Ambassador Bears.

“I have thought about it carefully,” said Santa.  “I have reviewed all of your bear files, and while so many of you have excellent Christmas spirit and teddy bear qualifications, and I have found three bears who are particularly well suited to be the color of Christmas for me this year.”

All the teddy bears waited anxiously, little paws crossed for luck. 

“Our white Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassador will be Jingles Woolly Tubs.”  A cheer went up from all the bears!  Jingles stepped forward to stand by Santa.  All the bears were nodding in agreement.  Jingles loved Christmas, and loved singing Christmas carols.  He would really be perfect for the job.

Santa cleared his throat.  “Settle down, settle down, we still have two more Christmas bears to name.”  Everyone was quiet.  “Willy Shags will be our green Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassador.”  Willy Shags stepped forward and stood by Jingles.  One of the bears in the front row whispered to his friend, “Well at least Willy will have to give up wearing those ugly Christmas sweaters this year!” His friend snickered, but after a sharp look from the Head Elf, he was quiet.

“And our special red Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassador is – Riley Chubs!”  Riley squealed in delight.  Santa had picked him to be a color of Christmas bear!  He ran through the bear crowd high-pawing the other bears, and stood next to Santa. 

“Thank you, Santa!” Riley Chubs said. 

Santa smiled.  “You are welcome, Riley, I know you’ll do an excellent job!”

All the bears cheered and applauded as the festive Christmas bears stood by Santa.  Everyone agreed that red, white, and green teddy bears really did make excellent color of Christmas teddy bear ambassadors. 

“All right, we all still have work to do, getting ready for a wonderful Christmas season!  Willy, Jingles, and Riley need to report to wardrobe to get their Teddy Bear Santa Hats and pick out scarves or bow ties.”  The Head Elf was trying to get the bears organized – but you know how excited teddy bears can get about Christmas.

So be on the lookout this year for a green Christmas teddy bear, or a white bear in a Santa Claus hat, or a red Christmas bear.  Willy Shags, Jingles Fluffy Shags, and Riley Chubs will be spreading Christmas cheer all season long as Santa’s Color of Christmas Teddy Bear Ambassadors!