Christmas at Our House
by
Cristina Lipp
copyright 11-03-2002
Age Rating: 4 to 127
This is intended as a parody of "T'was The Night Before Christmas"; or a version of what I call Christmas at Our House. No disrespect is intended to the original version which I regard as a classic. But here goes....
'Twas the night before Christmas
And Paul Lipp and Josh
Instead of a'sleeping
Were squabbling with Russ.
The house was in turmoil
No stockings were hung
I seriously doubted
St. Nicholas would come.
The children weren't ready,
No one was in bed.
Eyes glued to the T.V.
On He-Man instead.
And I in the kitchen
Resigned to my fate,
Stood washing the dishes
And baking a cake.
When out in the day room
I heard such a clatter.
I jumped in a panic
Dropped the cake batter.
The hamsters now set free
Were both on the run
To find the Caribbean
Each looking for fun.
So the kids raced each other
To see who would win
At getting the 'critters'
Behind bars again.
The brave little fellows
Then dashed for the tree.
Josh bumped heads with Russell;
They fell in a heap.
The tree toppled over
Knocked Paul off his feet,
The hamsters ran swiftly
Not missing a beat.
And I heard them exclaim
As they dashed out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, ‘mon',
And to all a good night!"
*Merry Christmas!*
(A little early,I know.
But what the heck.
I need it now!)
NOTE: Thanks Bob, for your helpful input. It really reads much better.
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A rollicking and enjoyable piece of Christmas fun.
It is more in the style of burlesque (as distinct from parody)in which the writer imitates the matter or manner of a serious literary genre, but makes the imitation amusing by a disparity between its form and style and its subject matter.
You have achieved this very cleverly and entertainingly by using the form and style of the original to describe a chaotic situation in a typical household on the night before Christmas.
I feel sure that most readers will relate to the scenario presented in this piece. Well done!
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