Twas the eve upon Christmas
And the night was near snow
We packed in the warm car
To my Aunt and Uncle's house we go
Driving along
Listening to old holiday tunes
The excitement began growing
Cuz we would be there soon
Dad took the long way
Thru Rock Creek Park
To see colored lights on houses
That look best in the dark
Just before we arrived
My parents urged cover your face
Or else the angels will fly away
When we enter this place
We covered our eyes as we
Walked to the door
We were greeted with blankets
To cover us more
They said get under here
So as not to disturb the angels
Let's form a caterpillar
From our heads to our ankles
As we marched up the stairs
Under cover of cloth
I heard laughing and talking
Then they took the blanket off
It was warm
There were friends
All standing with family
There was food next to drink
And a little dressed up pine tree
Sitting in a circle
We sung Christmas carols
And read funny stories
With laughs by the barrel
Then all of a sudden
They said shhh, do you hear ringing?
It sounds like a bell
That little ding-a-ding dinging
It must be the angels
All done with their work
It's time to go downstairs
Just to make sure
We chose one last song
To sing on descent
It was 'O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
We reached the landing
And I saw the big tree
All lit up with candles
With presents underneath
We gathered around
And chose one more song
One we all knew
So we could all sing along
'The first Noel
The angels did say
Was to certain poor shepards
In fields as they lay
Then we took turns
Snuffing out the candles
With a little lid heading
And a long metal handle
Finally, once we were
Done all the snuffing
We turned to each other
And got to the hugging
It was time to open presents
And stockings full of candy
The adults had glasses
Of champagne or brandy
Once all the wrapping
Had been cleaned and made neaten
The stockings had been opened
And the chocolates had been eaten
We said our goodbyes
And bundled up warm
We gathered our goodies
And moved to the door
I turned and looked back
And I grinned something slight
To quote the famous poem, I exclaimed--
Happy Christmas to all,
And to all a good night!