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Down the chimney St. Nicholas He spoke not a word, but
came with a bound. went straight to his work,
He was dressed all in fur, And filled all the stockings;
from his head to his foot, then turned with a jerk.
And his clothes were all tarnished And laying his finger aside of his nose,
with ashes and soot.
And giving a nod, up the
A bundle of toys he had chimney he rose.
flung on his back,
He sprang to his sleigh, to
And he looked like a peddler his team gave a whistle,
just opening his pack.
And away they all fl ew like
His eyes—how they twinkled! the down of a thistle.
his dimples, how merry!
But I heard him exclaim, ere
His cheeks were like roses, he drove out of sight—
his nose like a cherry!
“Happy Christmas to all,
His droll little mouth was and to all a good night!”
drawn up like a bow, Source: The Random House Book of Poetry
for Children (Random House Inc., 1983)
And the beard on his chin
was as white as the snow. Merry Christmas! Happy
Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa!
The stump of a pipe he
held tight in his teeth, May the Lord Bless all of us in
Caroline and around the world!
And the smoke, it encircled
his head like a wreath.
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Don Reynolds, Pastor We’re here for YOU!
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