Gauracandra Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Children burned by Santa story Thursday, December 12, 2002 Posted: 12:29 PM EST (1729 GMT) There were a lot of children there who still believe in Santa Claus, or did so until last night. -- Sue Smee LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British vicar reduced children to tears and stunned their parents when he said Santa Claus and his reindeer would burn to a crisp while delivering presents at supersonic speed. Stand-in vicar Lee Rayfield shattered the illusions of dozens of kids when he joked in his carol service sermon that Santa and his reindeer would burn up doing 3,000 times the speed of sound as they delivered gifts to 91.8 million homes. Children at the school service at St. Mary's Church in Maidenhead, west of London, were distraught when Rayfield pointed out that it was logically impossible for one man and his sleigh to deliver 378 million presents in just 31 hours. "I am mortified and appreciate that I have put some parents in a difficult position with a lot of explaining to do," Rayfield told the Daily Telegraph. "I love Christmas." "There were a lot of children there who still believe in Santa Claus, or did so until last night," Sue Smee, who attended the service with her five- and nine-year-old sons, told the Daily Mirror. "It has left us parents with a lot of explaining to do today." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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