A Christmas hit single rewritten as a sonnet.
Let carollers with cheerful voices sing
Of new times coming as the old times go,
And, dreaming of Saint Nicholas and snow,
Greet Christmas and the little child born king.
May living, giving, trusting, loving, joy
And laughter lighten everybody’s heart
As evil doings of the past depart
While following in the footsteps of the boy.
Then let us all repeat this sweet refrain
Of log fires, presents, mistletoe and wine
For one born king, the child of David’s line,
And, having sung it, sing it through again!
Again, again, again, and yet again
Till, earworm-like, it bores into the brain.
Cliff Richard/Mistletoe and Wine
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