Here is a Christmas play for adult audiences.

Santa Claus is trying to keep up with the times, even to the point of losing weight. But the times are too much for him: he is being trampled by government regulations and political correctness. The Interstate Commerce Commission questions him about transporting goods across state lines. The State of Alaska wants to know why his vehicle doesn't have a license plate. A labor union official tries to organize his elves. A woman's libber wants to know why there's not a woman helping distribute his gifts. Santa throws up his hands in despair and decides to stay home this Christmas. On Santa's side are his faithful, level-headed wife and his sexy secretary. Who will win?

Here is a good satire on the kind of harassments most adults face daily. Prior to publication it was produced as a fund raiser by the Hi-Desert Press Club of Barstow, California, and by the Church of Religious Science in San Bernardino.

Playing time is about 20-25 minutes, depending on music and special effects. With tightening it can be done as a 10-minute play.

After Sally Bowman's death, her daughter requested that her portion of the royalty payments from An Old Fashioned Christmas and Will Santa Ever Ride Again? go to the Salvation Army as a memorial to Sally.

See also: Christmas Plays (Non-Musical), Plays for Senior Theatre