What happenings take place up north
Around the date December fourth?
In house with thick thatched roof atop
Where hands that bustle never stop
With year round goal of bringing cheer
To those that live both far and near
There’s hammers knocking, needles sewing
Assembly lines of toys are flowing
A pile of books as high as sky
Trains that toot and dolls that cry
But most of all there’s understanding
It’s not just things that we’re demanding
The gift that means the most of all
Cannot be found in shopping mall
It’s showing love and giving freely
Lightening up the mood, if steely
It’s lending hand, when it is needed
A smile hello when we are greeted
A closeness shown all round the year
So people know we think them dear
Yet how we love our Ol’ Saint Nick
His jolly laugh, those reindeer clicks
It helps us sleep to know he’s there
Our kids will dream of midnight clear
That cookies left for snack at night
We hope are gone in one big bite
What comfort these traditions bring
Like carols we all love to sing
Such warmth and gladness is achieved
If every one of us believes!
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