Texas Border Christmas

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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the CASA

Not a creature was stirring, I wondered QUE PASA?

I was hinging the stockings with MUCHO QUIDADO

In hopes that old  Santa would feel OBLIGADO

To bring all the children, both BUENOS Y MALOS

A nice batch of DULCES and other REGALOS,

My brothers and I went to sleep in our CAMAS

Some in long underwear, some in PAYAMAS,

When out in the yard there arose such a GRITO

That I jumped to my feet like a frightened CABRITO.

I ran to the window and looked AFUERA,

And who in the world do you think QUIEN ERA?

St. Nick in a sleigh and a big red SOMBRERO

came dashing along like a crazy BOMBERO

And pulling his sleigh, instead of VENADOS,

were eight little BURROS, approaching VOLADOS.

I watched as they came, and this fat little HOMBRE

was shouting and whistling and calling by NOMBRE:

AY, PANCHO!  AY, PEPE!,AY, CUCA!  ,AY NETO!

AY, CHATO, AY TONO!   MARUCA Y  BETO !

Then standing erect with his hands on his PECHO

he flew to the top of our very own TECHO.

With his round little belly like a fowl of JALEA,

he struggled to squeeze down our old CHIMENEA.

Then, huffing and puffing, and a little CANSADO,

He picked up a bag that looked so PESADO

He filled all the stockings with the lovely REGALOS,

for none of the NINOS  had been very MALOS

Then, chuckling aloud, seeming very CONTENTO,

he turned like a flash and was gone like the VIENTO.

And I heard  him exclaim---and this is VERDAD,

MERRY CHRISTMAS  A TODOS.......FELIZ NAVIDAD!