'Twas the night before Christmas
And wasn’t it grand
The old man St. Nicholas
Was taking a stand
He looked all over the world
And saw not one person
Deserving this year
Of a gift of the season
He saw all the bankers
Who hid all the money
He saw the politicians
Who thought poverty was funny
He saw all the oil men
Who raised all the prices
He saw lots of other
With a whole lot of vices
He peeked in the windows
Where children slept hungry
He saw angry fathers
He saw angry mommies
He saw unemployment
He saw tired workers
He saw that the leaders
Had other agendas
He saw the whole planet
Was getting a lot warmer
He saw tired workers
He saw tired farmers
He saw that we gave not a wit for our home
He saw that the earth was starting to moan
He felt the earth shaking
He saw volcanoes erupt
He saw us use up more water
And replace it with muck
He shivered and thought
We were all out of luck
He looked around seeking
A glimmer of light
He saw only suffering
And illness and blight
He pulled on his boots
And he tugged at his beard
He took out the sleigh
He hooked up the reindeer
He looked up to the sky
Gave his head a good shake
He’d give it a try
For the whole world’s sake
So he loaded his sleigh
With the hopes and the dreams
Of mothers and fathers
Of children and teens
He took to the air
Though his heart was quite heavy
But he knew that they waited
For the hope that he gave them
He thought back over the years
To that once mighty poem
To the joy it had given
To all of the children
He still took it with him
Each year at this time
He enjoyed each stanza
He enjoyed how it rhymed
He called to his reindeer
He called out their names
They still had it in them
They pulled at the reins
So off to the sky his coursers did fly
A sleigh full of goodies and a twinkling eye
So up on the rooftops a still prancing hoof
And still down a chimney all covered in soot
He left what he could
Then returned to his sleigh
Leapt to the heavens
And then on his way
He looked down from his sleigh
Still loaded with gifts
Soaring over tall trees
And the twinkling drifts.
And from high up above
He repeated the lines
Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night.
Now I add to this tale
That goes on every year
That can lighten our load
And still bring good cheer
Take a moment to ask
What is special to you
And hug close a dear one
An extra minute or two
Live and love like you mean it
Through out the whole year
It will make it easier on Santa
When he goes out next year.
Merry Christmas!!
And wasn’t it grand
The old man St. Nicholas
Was taking a stand
He looked all over the world
And saw not one person
Deserving this year
Of a gift of the season
He saw all the bankers
Who hid all the money
He saw the politicians
Who thought poverty was funny
He saw all the oil men
Who raised all the prices
He saw lots of other
With a whole lot of vices
He peeked in the windows
Where children slept hungry
He saw angry fathers
He saw angry mommies
He saw unemployment
He saw tired workers
He saw that the leaders
Had other agendas
He saw the whole planet
Was getting a lot warmer
He saw tired workers
He saw tired farmers
He saw that we gave not a wit for our home
He saw that the earth was starting to moan
He felt the earth shaking
He saw volcanoes erupt
He saw us use up more water
And replace it with muck
He shivered and thought
We were all out of luck
He looked around seeking
A glimmer of light
He saw only suffering
And illness and blight
He pulled on his boots
And he tugged at his beard
He took out the sleigh
He hooked up the reindeer
He looked up to the sky
Gave his head a good shake
He’d give it a try
For the whole world’s sake
So he loaded his sleigh
With the hopes and the dreams
Of mothers and fathers
Of children and teens
He took to the air
Though his heart was quite heavy
But he knew that they waited
For the hope that he gave them
He thought back over the years
To that once mighty poem
To the joy it had given
To all of the children
He still took it with him
Each year at this time
He enjoyed each stanza
He enjoyed how it rhymed
He called to his reindeer
He called out their names
They still had it in them
They pulled at the reins
So off to the sky his coursers did fly
A sleigh full of goodies and a twinkling eye
So up on the rooftops a still prancing hoof
And still down a chimney all covered in soot
He left what he could
Then returned to his sleigh
Leapt to the heavens
And then on his way
He looked down from his sleigh
Still loaded with gifts
Soaring over tall trees
And the twinkling drifts.
And from high up above
He repeated the lines
Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night.
Now I add to this tale
That goes on every year
That can lighten our load
And still bring good cheer
Take a moment to ask
What is special to you
And hug close a dear one
An extra minute or two
Live and love like you mean it
Through out the whole year
It will make it easier on Santa
When he goes out next year.
Merry Christmas!!
