T'was the night before Christmas and all through la casa Not a creature was stirring, only the masa. Mama making tamales con mucho cuidado In hopes old Santa would feel obligado To bring all the hijos, both buenos y malos A nice batch of dulces and other regalos Mis hermanos and I went to sleep in our camas Some in calsones, some in piyamas Cuando out in the yard I heard un gran grito That I jumped to my feet like a frightened cabrito And who in the world do you think que era? El mero mero with his venados estaban afuera Santa Claus in a sleigh with a big sombrero Came dashing along like a little bombero I watched as they came, and this little fat hombre Was shouting and whistling, and calling by nombre "Ay PEPE, AY JESSE, AY CUCA, AY BETO AY PANCHO, AY CHATO, CHUY Y NETO!" Then standing straight up, with his hands on his pecho, He flew to the top of our very own techo With his round little belly like a bowl 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 lovely regalos For none of the hijos had been very malos Then chuckling aloud, seeming very contento He turned like a flash and was gone like the viento As I heard him exclaim and this is verdad, "MERRY CHRISTMAS A TODOS! FELIZ NAVIDAD!"
