Saturday 3 December - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
From Christmas Cheers, by Straight No Chaser.
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen,
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
Well, then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Hey, Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Well, then all the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
You'll go down in history!
Rudolph, the renegade Arctic deer
Was born with a nuclear nose,
And if you ever, ever saw it
You would even say it glows (Like a light-bulb!)
All of the other reindeer,
They used to laugh and call him names (Like Pinocchio!)
They never let, never ever let, poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
Then one dark and stormy night
Santa came to call:
"Rudolph, with your shining snout,
Do me a favor, help me out,"
Then how the other deer loved him
As they partied and shouted with glee (Whee!)
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
You'll go down in history!
Rudolph!