Like so many "Forgotten" things at Christmas, i.e. "Carols", Santa's personal assistant, helper, and jester - The Christmas Monkey has long been left off the traditional celebration fare. This was not always the case. In the fifth century A.D. the Christmas Monkey's role as Santa's premier helper, engineer, and political advisor was celebrated the world over. As with most celebrations of the time this was done with song, and booze. In fact our modern carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was original titled "We Wish You a Merry, Christmas Monkey!". Later on there was a botched crusade to the inner Congo to take back the primative ritualistic worship site of the Christmas Monkey. Of course, in our fast-paced, rig-a-ma-role world of commercial Christmas, the Christmas Monkey's memory has been suppressed by those same villians who put a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the DaVinci Code. It is up to us "bloxxers" to remember now. So have a Merry Christmas, Monkey!!
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