SANTA'S PRAYER
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On Christmas Eve
The sleigh was all packed,
the reindeer were fed
But Santa still knelt by the side of his bed.
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"Dear Father," he prayed "Be with me tonight.
There's much work to do
and my schedule is tight.
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I must jump in my sleigh
and streak through the sky,
Knowing full well that a reindeer can't fly.
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I will visit each household before the first light,
I'll cover the world and all in one night.
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With sleighbells a-ringing,
I'll land on each roof,
Amid the soft clatter of each little hoof.
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To get in the house is the difficult part,
So I'll slide down the chimney
of each child's heart.
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My sack will hold toys to grant all their wishes.
The supply will be endless
like the loaves and the fishes.
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I will fill all the stockings and not leave a track.
I'll eat every cookie that is left for my snack.
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I can do all these things,
Lord,
Only Through You!
I just need your blessing,
then it's easy to do.
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All this to honor the birth of the ONE,
That was sent to redeem us,
Your most Holy Son.
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So, to all of my friends,
least Your glory I rob,
Please Lord,
remind them who gave me this job."
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Author: Warren Jennings
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How Santa Knows if You've Been Good
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You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is tapping,
Your phone.
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He's buggin your room,
He's reading your mail,
He's keeping a file
And runnin a tail
Santa Claus is tapping,
Your phone.
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He hears you in the bedroom
Surveills you out of doors
And if that doesn't get the goods
Then he'll use provocateurs.
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So you mustn't assume
That you are secure
On Christmas Eve
He'll kick in your door
Santa Claus is tapping,
Your phone.
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Author: Unknown
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The Last Christmas Tree
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I saw a truck of Christmas trees
And each one had a tale,
The driver stood them in a row
And put them up for sale.
He strung some twinkly lights
And hung a sign up with a nail;
"FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES"
It said in red
"FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES
FOR SALE."
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He poured himself hot cocoa
In a steaming thermos cup,
And snowflakes started falling
As a family car pulled up.
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A mom, a dad, and one small boy
Who looked no more than three
Jumped out and started searching
For the perfect Christmas tree.
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The boy marched up and down the rows,
His nose high in the air;
"It smells like Christmas, mom!"
"It smells like Christmas everywhere!"
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"Let's get the biggest tree we can!"
"A tree that's ten miles high!"
"A tree to go right through our roof!"
"A tree to touch the sky!"
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"A tree SO big"
"That Santa Claus"
"Will stop and stare and say,"
"Now, THAT'S the finest Christmas tree"
"I've seen this Christmas Day!"
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It seemed they looked at every tree
At least three million times;
Dad shook them, pinched them,
turned them 'round
To find the perfect pine.
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"I've found it, mom!"
"The Christmas tree I like the best of all!"
"It's got a little bare spot,"
"But we'll turn that to the wall!"
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"We'll put great-grandma's angel"
"On top the highest bough!"
"Oh, can we buy it?"
"Please, mom, PLEASE?!"
"Oh, can we buy it NOW?"
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"How 'bout some nice hot cocoa?"
Asked the man who owned the lot.
He twisted off the thermos top,
"Now, THIS will hit the spot!"
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He poured the steaming chocolate
In three tiny paper cups.
They toasted,
"Here's to Christmas!"
And they drank the cocoa up.
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"Is this your choice?"
The tree man asked,
"This pine's the best one here!"
The boy seemed sad---
"My daddy says"
"The price is just too dear."
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"Then, Merry Christmas!"
Said the man, who wrapped the tree in twine,
"It's yours for just one promise"
"You must keep at Christmas time!"
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"On Christmas Eve at bedtime"
"As you fold your hands to pray,"
"Promise in your heart"
"To keep the joy of Christmas Day!"
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"Now hurry home!"
"This freezy wind"
"Is turning your cheeks pink!"
"And ask your dad"
"To trim that trunk and give that tree a drink!"
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And it so it went on
All that blustery eve
As the tree man gave
Tree upon tree upon tree
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To every last person
Who came to the lot---
Who toasted with cocoa
In small paper cups,
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Who promised the promise
Of joy in their hearts---
And singing out carols,
Drove off in the dark.
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And when it was over
One tree stood alone;
But no one was left there
To give it a home.
The tree man put on his
Red parka and hood
And dragged the last Christmas tree
Out to the woods.
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He left the pine right by a stream
In the cold,
So the wood's homeless creatures
Could make it their home.
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He smiled as he brushed off
Some snow from his beard,
When out of the thicket
A reindeer appeared.
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He scratched that huge reindeer
On top his huge head---
"It looks like we've"
"Started up Christmas again!"
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"There are miles more to travel,"
"And much more to do!"
"Let's go home, my friend,"
"And get started anew!"
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He looked to the sky
And heard jingle bells sound---
And then,
In a twinkling,
That tree man was gone!
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The End
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Author: Unknown
~*~

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