’Tis the season
To be merry
Toes are freezin’
Cheeks are cherry.
Christmas lights shine bright,
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Rimming rooftops like lace;
Some impair your sight
If done by Chevy Chase.
Frantically shopping
For all the right sales,
Retail store hopping
With ads in the mail.
Finding the right gift
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For loved one or friend,
With armloads to lift
And money to spend.
What a tape and paper mess
Wrapping gifts can be,
Recipients try to guess
What you place under the tree.
Ribbons and bows
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Adorn evergreen trees;
Hanging mistletoes
Are kissing guarantees.
Ornaments provide decor
And garland provides trim,
From ceiling to floor
Room filled to the brim.
Music rings the home
For weeks and weeks on end;
Christmas letters roam
With the cards families send.
Shoveling the snow
In numbing degrees,
Warming hot cocoa
So the kiddies don't freeze.
Chestnuts will be roasting
On an open fire,
While relatives are toasting
With the eggnog they acquire.
Bells will be ringing
On a silent night,
As carolers will be singing
In dim candlelight.
There may always be a Scrooge
To jumble the jolly spirit,
But home is a refuge
So be sure to stay near it.
Kids count the days
’Til Santa is here,
While adults give praise
For this season of the year.
Fast approaches the Eve
And arrives Santa’s sleigh,
Down the chimney he'll heave
Eating cookies at his stay.
Merry Christmas to all
Happy Hanukah, too,
As your memories recall
Friends and family with you.
The season is upon
For giving, love and laughter;
Enjoy it before it’s gone
And a Happy New Year after.
Jessica Knudson is a senior at Century High School. To respond to an opinion column, send an e-mail to lifestyles@postbulletin.com.