The new colony was far from Earth, and after their long journeys, most of the colonists left traditions behind.
But as the colony prepared for its first winter, she reminded her children to be good, or else Santa Claus wouldn’t come.
Some colonists smiled nostalgically as she told her children about flying reindeer and elfin toymakers. Others admonished her for such childish fantasy, but never within the children’s earshot.
She truly believed in the magic of Christmas, and reasoned that every planet has a North Pole.
Even she was surprised when some extra presents appeared under the tree Christmas morning.

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