i ve been flying around from house to house dancing on the roof tops as quiet as a mouse merry christmas. i like that. there s a christmas tradition here i didn t know about. it s the story of santa claus and his extraterrestrial helpers. it s a heartwarming story for the whole family on this christmas morning. so here it is, st. nick and the space nicks. twas on earth before christmas on a cold winter s flight, when a bright, shimmering object popped into sight. each tiny reindeer landed and pranced before st. nick at the chimney of york. when suddenly in the heavens as quick as a wink, a flying saucer shot by in a great burst of pink. electrons and protons measured the sky as the sound of sleigh bells followed it by. st. nick looked up in wonder and saw a pink pie.
nick via space flight. they brought all their toys and their candies delight and delivered the joys of christmas that night. when they had finished, they flew back to space and st. nick couldn t have had a happier face. he stood at the north pole that christmas night and looked to the sky that sparkled star. bright. when there suddenly flew a walrus dressed in tuxedo blue. it was venic from venus in a world of gold light, and the space nicks together who lit up the night. they sang in the heavens in voices of gold, as star dust settled in words to behold. merry christmas, good earth, have faith and good cheer. merry christmas, good earth, and happy new year. space nicks is actually a book created by bill westerfield of the abc news graphics department. and you can look for the book in stores and online and there s a new app to share the story. and of course, christmas morning, we had to bring back the virgin eggnog. yes, this is not spiked. not yet.
northern star, all the space nicks came from near and far. there must have been thousands that popped from the sky. st. nicholas was amazed and astonished to see so many creatures dressed exactly as he. the colors of these space nicks were grand to behold. some even flashed like sequins of gold. they had sacks of toys, all different and gay, and many kinds of games for the children to play. there were moon dolls and hobos from space. and a different kind of candy with an all-around taste. the space nicks worked quickly in venus short night. and christmas shined wondrously before morning s bright light. venic looked out and wondered is this but a dream? with joy in his heart for this gift so dear, he thanked his new friend, you saved christmas this year. so when they departed and said
st. nick and the space nicks. i ve never seen this. i m very excited. you have your mug now and you re going to go through that. so you re officially part of the overnight family. you ve been indoctrinated with us now. i m happy to be here. merry christmas. always good to have you. but first, it is a white christmas for parts of the country. philadelphia and many cities in the northeast got a few inches of snow, but it won t last long due to a coming meltdown. it s part of a system that snarled traffic and delayed airline passengers. as abc s alex perez reports. reporter: blankets of snow from central new york to northern california, creating christmas chaos for some parts of the country. we re hoping we don t sit on the runway. we did that the last time. reporter: in chicago, paula and her three daughters arrived early for their christmas eve flight. they are among the millions taking to the crowded skies. come on, we just want to get there. come on. we re going to b
play. there were moon dolls and boon dolls and hobos from space and a different kind of candy with an all-around taste. the space nicks worked quickly in venus s short night, and christmas shined wondrously before morning s bright light. venick looked out on moon stars and christmas s grand theme and wondered moreover is this but a dream? with joy in his heart for this gift so dear, venick thanked his new friends, you saved christmas this year. so when they departed and said their good-byes, there were hugs of goodness and tears in their eyes. well, since that time, many christmases went by, and santa claus saw no more pie in the sky. that is, until four score and three years hence, when a part of space fell through our ozone fence. the wind and the sea blew all that night. the raging storm was a terrible fright. the north pole blew over, and the storm blew deep. all the candies and toys were thrown in a heap.