Twas the night before Christmas and through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a toy mouse
The stockings were hung on the bookcase with care
With hopes of St Nicholas soon would be there
The cats in the kitchen and mama in bed
Eowyn, Luthien, and I slept in the basement after being fed
Visions of red toys and dangling Christmas balls
Filled my dreams of what this Christmas thing befalls
When out on the lawn there was a loud POP
I sprang from the ferret room and saw the cats lollop
Away to the window I bounced like a bunny
Then Precious and Frodo came running
The moon glowing upon the new fallen snow
Covering the mushy leaves unraked below
When what to my wondering ferret eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer
With a little old driver so bright red and quick
I so badly wanted give that toy a lick
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name
Now Jingles Now Jangles Now Ivy and Holly
On Snowball On Sparkle On Tinsel and Jolly
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall
Now dash away dash away dash away all
As right before the wild flurries whirled
The cats danced and us ferrets twirled
So up to the rooftop the coursers they flew
With a sleigh full of toys and St Nicholas too
And then, in an instant we heard on the roof
the scratching and pawing of each little hoof
As I drew in my head and was turning around
Santa arrived at the door in a single bound
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back
And he looked like a shoplifter opening his sack
Precious drank all the milk so Frodo got more
He ate the sugar cookies we had set on the floor
While Eowyn heated the cocoa in a tail’s wag
I took the opportunity to crawl into his bag
His face was red like a cherry as he went Ho, ho, ho
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow
The cold air his jaws held tight in his teeth
And his breath encircled his head like a wreath
He tripped over the tree light cord to fall
And the vibration shook the decorations right off the wall
His eyes were kind as he scratched my cheek
As Luthien gave him a napkin to let out a squeak
He placed the decorations back where they were
Then I heard mama beginning to stir
Santa spoke not a word, but finished his cookies
He filled up the stockings, even for us rookies
Then laying a finger aside of his nose
And giving a nod, out the door he rose
He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a holler
And away they all flew as we furbabies got taller
But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night