Christmas nonsense rhymes
And why not? Christmas nonsense rhymes as a viable alternative to Christmas songs, which let's face it, played in the supermarkets in Singapore, really are a load of none-sense.
"Let it snow, let it snow," really? in Singapore?
"Winter Wonderland?" - I just don't know - even walking around the supermarket in t-shirt and shorts, trying to feel cold, I can't place Singapore as a Winter Wonderland. Sorry, Frankie.
"Just hear those sleigh bells jingle ..." - more like the tills beeping as they scan the extra chocolate and other none-nutritious packages.
And, "Frosty the snowman ..." since when was he part of Christmas? As it hardly ever snows on Christmas Day, the link is extremely tenuous.
Finally, "Jingle Bells" - I thought Santa had reindeer, not a single horse. Seems like a song about a chariot race in the snow. I wonder, maybe it was written for Ben Hur?
So, with this nonsense in mind, and the last tutorial before Christmas for one of my students, the last fifteen minutes was dedicated to the art of penning nonsense Christmas poetry. His tongue-in-cheek rhymes, I believe would give any pseudo Christmas song, a run for its money ...
Fat old Santa had a bat,
To pick a fight with every bat.
But, then he found a big fat pig,
So, he ran away while doing a jig.
What could be more melodic than that?
And, finally, a couple more verses of:
DOWN THE CHIMNEY ©
We eyed the mince pies on the plate,
To check if he had ate
A bite, or drunk a glass of milk,
But all I saw was guilt.
The white moustache upon Dad’s lip,
Betrayed more than a sip,
And hard to hide the mince pie crumbs,
That sat all over mum’s.
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