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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Leela]] | |companions = [[Leela]] | ||
|setting= [[Gloricious]], [[2172]] | |setting = [[Gloricious]], [[2172]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[King I]], [[King II]], [[King III]] | ||
| | |writer = Jason Arnopp | ||
|prev=Instead of You (short story) | |anthology = Short Trips: Christmas Around the World | ||
|next=Mirth, or Walking Spirits (short story) | |release date = 15 December 2008 | ||
|prev = Instead of You (short story) | |||
|next = Mirth, or Walking Spirits (short story) | |||
}}{{you may|Christmas Every Day? (short story)|n1=the Seventh Doctor short story}} | }}{{you may|Christmas Every Day? (short story)|n1=the Seventh Doctor short story}} | ||
'''''Christmas Every Day''''' was the fifth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Christmas Around the World]]''. It was written by [[Jason Arnopp]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]]. | '''''Christmas Every Day''''' was the fifth short story in the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthology ''[[Short Trips: Christmas Around the World]]''. It was [[Writer|written]] by [[Jason Arnopp]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor has been taking Leela to experience several different [[Christmas]]es, but Leela has had enough of Christmas. When the TARDIS dematerialises, the Doctor is apologetic — they have landed on [[Gloricious]] in [[2172]], on Christmas. | The Doctor has been taking Leela to experience several different [[Christmas]]es, but Leela has had enough of Christmas. When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|dematerialises]], the Doctor is apologetic — they have landed on [[Gloricious]] in [[2172]], on Christmas. | ||
As the | As the [[door]]s open, a [[man]] [[Running|runs]] into the TARDIS. He is on the run from [[security]]. His [[name]] is [[Kamble]], and he tells the Doctor and Leela that the [[colony]] had undergone climate change. A trio of [[alien]]s arrived and are using their [[Psychic power|mental powers]] to maintain the right climate, but in return they have declared that every [[day]] is Christmas, and as their presents they demand [[human]] [[sacrifice]]s. Kamble, one of the "presents", escaped. | ||
The Doctor confronts the three " | The Doctor confronts the three "[[King]]s", who have made their lair inside a giant [[Christmas tree]]. They are not afraid of him and knock him unconscious. | ||
When the Doctor wakes, he is dressed as [[Santa Claus]] and tied to the top of the tree. Below, Leela and Kamble are being brought inside the tree to be the Kings' presents. The Doctor, using his [[sonic screwdriver]], determines that the Christmas ornaments are actually power sources that are keeping the climate under control — the aliens are not using any mental powers at all. | When the Doctor wakes, he is dressed as [[Santa Claus]] and tied to the top of the [[tree]]. Below, Leela and Kamble are being brought inside the tree to be the Kings' presents. The Doctor, using his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], determines that the Christmas ornaments are actually power sources that are keeping the climate under control — the aliens are not using any mental powers at all. | ||
The Doctor shouts his findings down to Security Officer [[Grey (Christmas Every Day)|Grey]] below. Other colonists gather, and they acquire makeshift | The Doctor shouts his findings down to Security Officer [[Grey (Christmas Every Day)|Grey]] below. Other colonists gather, and they acquire makeshift [[weapon]]s. They enter the tree and [[Murder|kill]] the aliens, freeing Leela and Kamble. | ||
The Doctor, upset that the colonists killed their oppressors, leaves with Leela. | The Doctor, upset that the colonists killed their oppressors, leaves with Leela. | ||
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* Security Officer [[Grey (Christmas Every Day)|Grey]] | * Security Officer [[Grey (Christmas Every Day)|Grey]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor took Leela to [[Austria]] to see the first performance of "[[Silent Night]]". | * The Doctor took Leela to [[Austria]] to see the first performance of "[[Silent Night]]" in [[1818]]. | ||
* Leela doesn't want to see any more [[sherry]] or [[mistletoe]]. | * Leela doesn't want to see any more [[sherry]] or [[mistletoe]]. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whotrip25.htm#24|Christmas Every Day}} | {{dwrefguide|whotrip25.htm#24|Christmas Every Day}} | ||
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