Merry Christmas!

[keavdog]

Merry Christmas all!

[Gary Brantley]

A Visit from St.Nicholas
BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,
With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”


And just because it doesn't, can't, ever get better than this, here's the great Darlene Love:



Merry Christmas everyone! Stay safe and have fun!!

[Thomas_M]

Happy Christmas to all you fine people out there! May there be peace, may there be health, and joy!
A week ago, Heidi and me got news of our ninth grandchildren being born. What better reason to be thankful.

I am sorry for having been rare the last months, but this is due to my job only. I hope for some quiet two weeks before work starts again, to get some rest and do some modelling. I feel deeply connected to all our friends here on SPAM. You guys rock and are the foundation of this forum. Thank you all, and God bless!

[Stikpusher]

Merry Christmas to my fellow SPAM comrades



I do hope that this holiday brings all that you wish for



Now go celebrate and enjoy!

[jeaton01]

Merry Christmas to all!

[Stuart]

@stik

[BlackSheep214]

Congrats on becoming grandparents for the 9th time, Thomas!!

From my family to yours around the globe I want to wish everyone the Merriest of Christmas and a Happy, healthy, & prosperous New Year!! Don't forget to show us your new plastic styrene acquisitions!!!

[Glamdring]

Merry Christmas all!

[Duke Maddog]

Merry Christmas to everyone here! You guys are the best ever! I haven't enjoyed a Forums like this since the LEM. This is the closest thing to the family feel to the LEM, but in many ways it has even surpassed that. Coming here during Christmas is coming home.

[Gary Brantley]

Another laugh! Good luck in the morning everyone!