{"id":346,"date":"2004-12-24T20:12:31","date_gmt":"2004-12-25T01:12:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"the-naught-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/the-naught-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Naught Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introducing ?The Naught Before Christmas?<\/em> to the tune of Edgar Allen Poe?s ?The Raven?<\/em>. The story of a little boy who gained some wisdom one Christmas Eve many years ago.
<\/p>\n

Here upon this Christmas Eve-ning,
\nAs I lay with smile a-beaming and a-dreaming
\nof the presents on the chamber floor.
\nIn that evening, I near dreaming,
\ncame a seeming light beneath my bedroom door.
\n“?Tis my daddy,” I then muttered, “that it is and nothing more.
\n“?Tis my daddy, in the hallway, putting presents on the living room floor.”<\/p>\n

Oh it happens each December, quite after those dying embers
\nfade in the fireplace burn out in the Living Room
\nLong past each family member, has gone to their separate chambers
\nthen I hear the sounds go ?boom!?
\nKnowing that it is Daddy hiding presents in the Living Room.
\nKnowing, without seeing, Daddy hiding presents in the Living Room.<\/p>\n

When then suddenly, there came a tapping,
\nsomeone gently rapping, repeatedly tapping on my bedroom door.
\n?Daddy?? I muttered, ?Why are you knocking on my bedroom door?
\n?Do you need some help putting presents on the floor??<\/p>\n

?Ho, ho, ho? came a rumble, which caused me to tumble,
\nout my bed and fumble down onto the floor.
\nThat laugh a-rumbled didn?t sound like Daddy outside my bedroom door.
\nIt sounded much too deep (and jolly) as it went ?Ho Ho Ho?
\nNo, it sounded much to deep and jolly as it went ?Ho Ho Ho?<\/p>\n

There went the handle, and in came a red sandal
\nwith two little bells a jangled as they stepped into my room
\nWith a light and a spangle he pushed back all the gloom
\nWith a big red hat and all in red he stepped into my room
\nMy goodness, it was Santa Claus standing in my Bed Room.<\/p>\n

?Look Here? said He ?I looked and cannot see,
\nwhere your milk and cookies be? They?re not by the tree nor on the floor,
\n?Although I?ve had many, I can have a little more.
\n?You haven?t ran out of cookies, have you for this Santa of yours?
\n?No, I?m sure you have some cookies for this Santa Claus of yours.?<\/p>\n

There I scratched my noggin? whilst my head a-waggin, and my thoughts a-flying
couldn?t believe what my eyes so clearly saw.
\nIt was him, who stood a-rocking there, Ol? Santa Claus.
\nHe was asking for the cookies that I?d eaten ?cause
\nI really didn?t believe in Santa Claus.<\/p>\n

?Hey,? I stammered ?Um? I yammered, ?Maybe I?ll get you some hamburgers or
something from the box below?
\n?Maybe some turkey or some yam, er, from this evening?s bowl?
\n?Some snacks or maybe some stuffing or some roasted fowl?
\n?I?m really sorry, Mr Santa, I really didn?t know.?<\/p>\n

Suddenly opened my shutters, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
\nIn there stepped a stately Elf of the saintly days of yore;
\n?Hey Santa, what?s our next stop gonna? be??
\nBut, with Santa fat and jolly, standing in my chamber door-
\nFat, Jolly, Head a-shaking in my chamber door?
\nThere he stood saying nothing more.<\/p>\n

“Young man? said he, “I?m feeling feeble! No cookies or cake for me to nibble?-
\nBy the snows that fall upon us?by that time we both adore?
\nYou tell my soul with sorrow laden that within the refridgerator, my hands shall clasp a
piece of bacon cooked the night before?
\nNot a cookie, but some bacon cooked the night before?
\nSaid the Elf ?Say no More!?<\/p>\n

The Elf he brought clicked his heels and then all the reindeer out there
\nCame Jumpin? in my room while hooves and bells tinkled on my bedroom floor.
\n“Let?s go,” They cried, “The sled is ready?Lets go look for cookies and
\nMilk and Vienna fingers from the local grocery store;
\nFind some yummys and delectables from the local grocery store
\nSaid Ol Santa, “Okay, Let?s Go!”<\/p>\n

Then Santa glanced, and his eyes slightly danced as he pranced out of my room
\n?We?ll go for a ride,? He said with a boom.?
\nAnd with a whisk we left my room
\nWith sparkles and a spell, we left my sleeping room!<\/p>\n

Into the sled with might we sped, and beaming in a spell of red we drew
\nWith reindeer in the front we took off into the blue
\nInto the darkened skies and stars of the Christmas Hue
\nWe flew in the darkened skies of dark nights Christmas blue.
\nOn a mission for some cookies we went a looky-loo!<\/p>\n

Down Bleaker Street, we flew by feet, without missing a single beat in the heavens.
\nWe flew down the street, with awe and then we
\nPulled up to the seven eleven!
\nWhere worked Apu and Mohadmed, watching from seven to seven
\nIn the Local Seven Eleven!<\/p>\n

We bought cookies, milk and more things, all a hungry expressing
\nOh his belly burning into that seven eleven;
\nThere in awe I sat divining, with my head slightly reclining
\nOn the red sled’s crimson lining that the store-light?s shining o’er,
\nSorry, my head a shaking with that store-light?s shining o?er,
\n?Such a trespass, nevermore!?<\/P><\/p>\n

Many hours later, after lifting me back home, I a-sitting
\nOn my bed, transfixed on the window, behind shut bedroom door;
\nAnd my eyes have all the seeming of a person who was dreaming,
\nAnd the moon light outside streaming throws my shadow on the floor;
\nI learned my lesson and I swore that night ?Nevermore?
\n?I will never forget to leave cookies out for Santa the night before!?<\/p>\n

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