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a n d w h a t d o y o u w a n t fo r C h ris tm a s ...is m y tw o fro n t te e th .%u201d%u201c And w hat do you want for C hristm as?%u201d It's the m ost askedquestion, com e the beginning of D ecem ber. And it seem s as ifkids today want a lot more than their two front teeth!W e asked kindergarteners and first graders who attend P.S.38, located at 458 Pacific Street, for the one present they reallyw anted from 01%u2019 Saint Nick. Fiddling in their m iniature chairs,they hem m ed and hawed and hid their faces and tugged ontheir ribbons or collars as they searched for the perfect thingto request if they could have anything in the whole world.The results were am usingly predictable. A racing car, a doll,a bike. W hen prodded, they could usually com e up with abrand for their product and could describe its specificqualities. Oh, the am azing pow er of television! H e re %u2019s whatsom e of them had to say: (K indergarteners in LucilleD eLeonardis%u2019 class) W anda w ants %u201ca doll that eats.\asked for a doll carriage; M ig d alia w ants %u201ca Baby Burps;%u201d Joshlongs for Star W ars Houses (%u201cThey're big and tall and you putthe Star W ars people inside them . But they don%u2019t have anybathroom s. The people just fig h t.%u201dEric: A racing c a r%u2014 or else will settle for a Batm an car;Jasm ine: A baby g irl%u2014 a real one; Norma: A Batm an car; Diana:A doll that dances.Replies from first graders in Elviana D iP alm er%u2019s classincluded: Thomas: A racing car (%u201ca real one...blue and green,real shiny\goes real fa s t%u201d ; Brenda: A red castle; Anthony: A race car;M elinda: A %u201c Baby This 'n' T h a t%u201d ; Sergia: A C inderella dancer;Shalam ar: A Farrah Doll %u201c You put make-up on her and fix herhair.\W hen asked if they believed in Santa Claus (though a fewdenied it in the open poll), each adm itted to holding full faith inhim when asked separately.And if your youngster would like to m eet Santa Claus andgive his or her personal request %u201c for anything in the wholeworld h e%u201d11 be in Brooklyn for the next few weeks. At a fewdifferent places, (all day at each!), as a m atter of fact. %u2014 J.W.In downtown Brooklyn %u201c Santa Claus%u201d will be at Abraham andStraus during all store hours until Christmas Eve. He will also be atMcCrory%u2019s, 11 a.m . till 6 p.m ., seven days a week until ChristmasEve.L a is s e z- F a irBefore you go ahead and m ake dinner reservations andplans for this w eekend, take a look at the First UnitarianC hu rch%u2019s offerings ths Saturday and Sunday; if yo u%u2019re a filmbuff, a collector, a theatre-goer, or a m usic lover, gourm et,sw eettooth, architect or shutterbug, the the ch urch%u2019s U N iFA IRhas got som ething for you.U N iFA IR begins on Saturday with antique clothes, C hristmas plants, quality utensils for the aspiring cook, and bookson Brooklyn and Old New York for sale in a m elee of boothsand ve n d in g c o rn ers . H a n d c ra fts for m a rke t in c lu d echrocheted tablecloths, quilts, pottery, handm ade dolls andsculpture; and a w ide selection of fine U N IC E F (no relation)cards, gift boxes, wrapping paper and other holiday paraphernalia will be available.So you shouldn%u2019t get bored w hile yo u%u2019re shopping, or if thekids need som ething to do w hile you pore over a Stuben vase,m ouse-trap salesm en Laurel and Hardy will trom p throughSw itzerland in %u201cSw iss M iss%u201d at 1 and 3_p.m., and Clark G esnerw ill play piano in the U N iFA iR English le a Room from 2-4 p.m.for the m ore lofty and less lighthearted. G esner is thecom poser, lyricist and author of a new m usical, %u201cThe UtterGlory of M orrissey H a ll,%u201d as well as the better known \G ood Man, C harlie Brown.\Sunday at U N iFA iR kicks off with an architectural tour of thechurch, w hich is the oldest standing church building inBrooklyn H eights. The tour will highlight the more obscure andfascinating historical points in the ch urch%u2019s history%u2014 it onceturned away Ralph W aldo Em erson as a m inisterial candidate%u2014 and w ill visit the c h u rc h %u2019s m ore ex q u is ite features,particularly its Tiffany stained glass windows, Tiffany wallm r ic a ic rirh lv / r>or\\/nH *->*-* *!-><-> -i ^k w k . ji w m > * i v i v i i w H p u i ^ / u > n u u m u i p . m . i v u iand during a lavish M iddle-Eastern luncheon, the gavel will beraised for U N iF A IR %u2019s 1:30 p.m. auction, selling off a grab-bag ofold, new and valuable pieces, as well as standard preciousbits, pieces and collectibles.UNiFAiR will be held Dec. 9, 11 a.m .-5 p.m. and Dec. 10. 1-4 p.m.at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn at the corner of PierrepontStreet and Monroe Place. For information call the Church Office atiMA4-5466.CcCcimuci 7 ,157S, Inc rnucriiX, rage %1