The Red Suit from Redwood

Published 18th December 2023

Twas the night before Christmas and Santa was scared,
He just wasn’t ready, he wasn’t prepared.
With so many children to visit this year,
His delivery schedule just filled him with fear.

He’d have to go faster than ever before,
If he was to reach every little child’s door.
And the faster he flew, the hotter he’d grow,
Which is not good for someone who’s used to the snow!

To keep to his schedule, he’d need so much thrust,
That Santa was sacred that he’d simply combust.
“Look at Rudolph’s red nose,” he said with a frown,
“That could be my whole body if I don’t slow down!”

“But there just isn’t time for me to relax,
I’ve only got one night to fill all those sacks.
If only I had a good way to stay safe,
As I fly like a rocket all over the place!”

“I do want to deliver all these toys and games,
But I honestly fear that I’ll burst into flames.
I wish there was someone to help me tonight,
And make me a suit to protect me in flight!”

When the team down at Redwood got wind of his trouble,
They set out to make a new suit at the double,
Something that Santa could wear on your roof,
But fashioned from Proban, to make it flame-proof.

They made it to Santa’s exact specifications,
Like all of their other bespoke fabrications.
It was all done in house, by their talented team,
From precise laser cutting to welding the seams.

They carefully tested their flame-proof goal,
Then delivered it urgently to the North Pole.
Where Santa unwrapped it and chuckled with glee,
“This suit is just perfect to take care of me!

”He buttoned the jacket and pulled on the pants
So grateful for Proban’s fire retardance.
Then he took to the sky at a speed that was shocking
Fast enough to reach all of the world’s Christmas stockings.

His last stop was Pimbo, where Redwood are based,
And he knocked on the door with a smile on his face
“Thank you for saving my Christmas” he cried.
“My red suit from Redwood kept me cool in the skies”

“I’ve just one more favour, I don’t suppose,
You could make me a cover for poor Rudolph’s nose?”
The Redwood team laughed, “Of course we can!
We can make almost anything with amazing Proban.”

The design team fashioned a nose cone from scratch,
That would keep Rudolph cool when the sleigh went too fast,
They fastened it on amid much Santa laughter,
And they all lived happily ever after.

Just as a footnote, we’ll confess to a goof,
Proban’s flame-retardant, not strictly flame-proof,
But we’re sure, in the spirit of Christmas time,
You’ll forgive us for twisting the name for the rhyme!