The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

'Twas the night before Christmas,

and all through the land,

not a creature was stirring.

Just a tiny... elf band.

Christmas Eve! It's finally here!

The best and the busiest night of the year.

Presents for everyone, that is the goal.

It's time to get ready to rock and roll!

Hey, can we go more upbeat?

It's the opening song!

Ah! That's more like it! I can dance along!

Ah!

An oat milk latte! With extra cream.

Ahhh.

That's us all set, then.

Hold on. Where's the team?

So, what are the bets?

What will happen this year?

- He'll get stuck in a chimney. - Or lose a reindeer.

I say a breakdown.

He'll lose his way.

The presents could fall out of the sleigh.

I'll go with a hat loss.

A rooftop fall.

Or Christmas might not happen at all.

- -

It's the SOS Alarm!

Save old St. Nick!

Oh. -

- One push does the trick. -

Cup of tea, please, reindeer.

The alarm's for emergencies.

Not summoning us here.

Well, we haven't had a problem since... ages ago.

It was last year, St. Nick.

Come on. Let's go.

Oh.

Ah... Ah...

Oh. Poor Robin.

I'm sorry I can't come on the trip.

Well, you know you can't fly with that dreadful nose drip.

We're ready!

Keep warm, stay home and try to get better.

He gets the cold every year.

It's a last-minute letter.

Hmm. Well, this has come late.

Now, let's see.

I better read it.

"Dear St. Nick."

Yep, that's me.

"I'm writing this letter to ask for a present."

Not a big frilly dress or a gold-gilded pheasant.

I'd so like a pet, I cannot deny.

A Mock Turtle, a Borogrove,

a Rocking-Horse Fly.

But my absolute favorite, which would be a catch,

is the frumiously fun and fast Bandersnatch!

I think I've been kind and good this year.

So, please, can you hurry and bring it here?

My home, Wonderland, is a long way to go.

But you're my very last hope. My mum said no.

"Love, The Princess of Hearts.

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss."

A Bandersnatch, eh? What an interesting wish.

I've heard about Bandersnatches.

- They're really scary. - Oh.

They're huge and they're fierce.

And incredibly hairy.

"Turn over the page for a Wonderland map."

Oh.

Well... we'll need the Sat Nav for that.

Well, we've no time to go.

Uh-uh. No way.

We're too big for a rabbit hole.

And it takes ages by sleigh.

What are you doing?

We're making a plan.

To take a detour to Wonderland.

But we don't have the time. It's too far away.

Every child needs a gift on Christmas Day.

That's not in my contract.

I'm not going there.

I've heard Wonderland's mad.

This isn't fair.

And there's a bad queen! I've read the book.

We could all lose our heads!

Let's have a look.

Wonderland.

"Wonder," that's with an "O."

No sign of an address.

But it can't be too far to go.

Ooh! Thank you so much.

Now, then, let's see.

"Detour to Wonderland.

Success probability:

Zero point zero, zero, zero... one."

Doesn't seem too bad. Might even be fun!

To the Princess's castle we'll fly first tonight.

Set course to Wonderland, reindeer, take flight!

Don't be silly, St. Nick.

St. Nick, are you mad?

Have you not heard of Alice?

The whole place is bad.

This Princess of Hearts deserves a gift.

We'll be there in a jiffy. It'll be swift.

We've so many chimneys to visit tonight.

To be risking it all for one girl is not right.

Oh, reindeer, you're being overdramatic!

What could go wrong?

It will be... traumatic!

Oh.