T'was the night before Christmas and ...

T'was the night before Christmas and all por la casa

Not a creature was stirring, only the masa.

Mama making pasteles con mucho cuidao'

In hopes old Santa woul feel obligao'

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 calsoes, some in piyamas

Cuando out in the yard I heard un gran grito

That I jumped to my feet like a frightened puerquito.

And who in the world do you think que era?

Nada menos que Santa con sus venaditos

Samta Claus in a sleigh wih a big pava

Came dashing along como un bomberito.

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 Tito, Luisito y Neco!"

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 mofongo

He struggled to squeeze down our old chimenea

Then huffing and puffing, and a litle cansao'

He picked up a bag that looked so pesao'

He filled all the stockings with lovely regalos

For none of thijos had been very malos

Then chucking aloud, seeming very contento

He turned like a flash y se lo llevo' el viento

As I heard him exclaim and this is verdad,

"MERRY CHRISTMAS A TODOS! FELIZ NAVIDAD!"