Jingle Bells - A Christmas Mystery

Tonight we were sitting at dinner, and very faintly we could hear Christmas music. Where was it coming from? Did other people hear it? I said, "Can you hear that Christmas music?" HW2 could not and did not know what I was talking about, but Kim could hear it. Finally, as it continued to be played, we got up from the table and searched for the source of the music. It was not in the living room and not in the kitchen. It seemed to be located in the dining room. There was a bear that played music, and he was sitting all alone in the living room. When played, he did a different song. The grands, Jon and Christian, thought it was coming from upstairs. Now, HW2 has a watch that plays Christmas music, and she was not wearing it, so I went upstairs to our room, but no Christmas music there.

Kim said, "What thing in my dining room is playing Christmas music that I do not know about?" We all quieted down, and finally Kim got up again and crawled around the table and under it. The music was going again. She asked HW2 if her red reindeer jacket played Christmas music. The answer was, "NO! I can't hear it anyway." Kim crept slowly toward HW2. "That music is coming from you!" HW2 responded, "Maybe it is my socks! They used to play but don't work any more." It turned out that if you rub the socks together they do work and play "Jingle Bells." Mystery solved with much laughter.