Christmastide...
Christmas cheer approaches near,
Shops overflowing with bargains and offers
Enticing the shoppers to fill up their coffers
The countdown begins a bit sooner each year.
Its time to sally forth and try
With some attempt at sensible thrift
To find the right presents for all to buy
White elephants of gifts...
The Salvation army's trumpeting carols
The streets ablaze with garlands of lights
Jostle and hustle and seasonal bustle
Glitter and sparkle of yuletide sights
Baubles and lights and parcels to wrap
Turkeys to eat and crackers to crack
While Santa cruises through the skies
With reindeer sleigh and bulging sack
On Christmas eve the children hang
Their stockings hoping Santa will
With parcels all these stockings fill
And toys for girls and boys he'll bring
But what about children whose homes - alack
Are apartments in city high rise blocks
They haven't got a chimney stack
Why - Santa just unpicks the locks
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When midnight comes - there's pause to remember
That star that shone on Bethlemem
The story of that ancient drama
That babe re-born each year again
