“Goodnights”
Every night at bedtimeAfter my prayers are saidI say goodnight to all the thingsOn and near my bed Goodnight Mr. Teddy BearAnd Mr. Panda tooAnd Goodnight Dolly PollyI bid sweet dreams to you And then Goodnight to Mom or DadWho came to tuck me inAnd a last Goodnight to my favorite petMy Cocker Spaniel Ben […]
“The Clumsy Mountain Goat” by russ mckay
They named their first born Billy And ‘though it seems rather silly As Mountain goats go He was stumbling and slow Billy just couldn’t stand on hills hilly His mother was still very proud While his father was still very loud They were trying to raise Billy’s confidence with praise But he just couldn’t keep […]
“The Day After Christmas” by sillygrandpa
‘Twas the day after Christmas And all through the store Great lines of people Stretched out of the door They carried those presents Unwrapped and unwanted That they got yesterday They were tired but undaunted “I want to get something In exchange for my gift It’s been a tough Christmas And I need a lift!” […]
“Santa’s Problem” by russ mckay
Santa was at the mirror practicing his smileNot that it had been a very long whileSanta’s always happy the year aroundBut he has to be SANTA head to ground Then all of a sudden as quick as NO winkSanta realized that he just couldn’t blinkHe practiced and practiced and he even choseTo put his finger […]
“Young Santa” by russ mckay
This story’s about young Kris KringleBack in the days when he was singleIn fact when he was just a boyHe’d never received a Christmas toy He thought “What if one could give a toyTo each and every girl and boyA special way to celebrateThe birth of Christ born on this date” His Mom and Dad […]
“Santa’s Lucky Charm” by russ mckay
Now don’t get me wrong here…Santa is not superstitious. However, I’m not sure he wants everyone to know about this: he does have one little itsy bitsy quirk about flying that he is 100% convinced brings him good luck 100% of the time.Before I tell you all exactly what it is however, please allow me […]
“Randolph The Snot Nosed Reindeer” by sillygrandpa.com
Randolph the snot nosed reindeerHad a very runny noseAnd if you ever saw himYou would even say it blows All of the other reindeerUsed to laugh and always teasedThey didn’t get near RandolphAnytime he’d snort and sneeze Then one foggy Christmas EveSaid Santa the Christmas chief“Randolph with your nose so wetWon’t you use a handkerchief?” […]
“Fruitcake” by russ mckay
I ate my first bite of fruitcake todayAnd that first bite caused me to say…“I like fruit and I like cakeBut whoever named itMade a big mistake!” It was ugly brown and there was no doubtThe stuff inside it was tryin’ to get outI don’t blame it I would tooLittle red and green things covered […]
“Christmas Wishes” by russ mckay
Happy presents under the tree Christmas gifts for good little me I’m leaving extra cookies and warm milk too ‘Cause Santa’s got lots of work to do He’s got to fill the room up and maybe the hall With tons of stuff that I saw at the mall I’ve done all I could to make […]
Christmas Gift by russ mckay
A gift at Christmas brings joy all around After both getting and giving There’s one thing I’ve found It needn’t be perfect It needn’t be grand Nor be expensive Or be the best in the land The truest of presents is the thought that’s behind A gift from an unselfish mind that is kind The […]
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