Ruby Had a Big Christmas (A Cozy Hat Business Story)
Hat Business: Fun Stories for Kids
Ruby Kay
5.0 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Ruby had a big Christmas — the kind filled with excitement, laughter, treats, and tired eyes at the end of the day. In this special Hat Business episode, Hat gently reflects on the magic of Christmas, imagining what Ruby’s favourite friends might be doing as the day settles down. While Big Cousin Marnie tells us a story.
Kids will meet the familiar world of Hat Business, with gentle mentions of Banjo the Cluearoo, Slumberlina, Hushleaf the Koala, Ollie the Owl, and No Probllama — all wrapped into a cozy, imaginative Christmas moment that helps children wind down after a busy day.
This episode is perfect for kids aged 4–10 and families looking for:
- A calm but playful Christmas story
- Aussie summer Christmas vibes
- Gentle emotional learning (SEL) without lectures
- Screen-free listening during the holidays
- A soft transition from excitement to rest
Ideal for after Christmas lunch, evening quiet time, or anytime kids need help settling after a big day.
Part of the Hat Business kids podcast — where imagination leads, learning sneaks in, and every story ends with warmth.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ruby had a huge Christmas. |
| 0:02.0 | Paper flew, pudding tumbled, |
| 0:05.0 | hats were everywhere. |
| 0:07.0 | Now, everything is quieter, too quiet, even for a hat like me. |
| 0:11.0 | Oh, ho, ho! |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to hat business! |
| 0:15.0 | And welcome to our silly season series, |
| 0:18.0 | Merry Hat Miss! Are you ready, kids? Ruby has sprinkled tinsel all over everything. |
| 0:28.2 | Everything is quieter. The tree is still twinkling. The tinsel is still sparkling. But Ruby, |
| 0:34.8 | she's collapsed into a fort of cushions and fairy lights, exhausted, completely done |
| 0:39.8 | for the day. Sometimes, after a big adventure, the quiet is the best bit. |
| 0:46.3 | Hello, sleepy heads, or in this case, one very full little adventurer and one hat with a lot to think about. |
| 0:57.0 | Exactly! Ruby had a Christmas to remember. Let's see! She rode a wave of excitement, |
| 1:03.0 | tasted every pudding crumb, built mountains of wrapping paper, and somehow still found time to give everyone a hug. |
| 1:10.0 | And now, she's dreaming. |
| 1:12.9 | Magic isn't gone. |
| 1:14.9 | It's hiding in her yawn. |
| 1:17.5 | Yes, that's the part most people forget. |
| 1:20.3 | After the excitement comes, the remembering. |
| 1:23.3 | Ruby's Day was big, loud, exciting. |
| 1:26.4 | But what lasts is the feeling, not the presents, not the |
| 1:31.3 | wrapping, not the pudding. |
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