Presents to buy
Cookies to bake
Is the turkey too dry?
Not another fruitcake?

The roof’s piled with snow
But I must put up the lights
I wish it wasn’t twenty below
And I wasn’t scared of heights

The shovelling was barely done
When the snowplow came by
I think I’ll pay the neighbour’s son
To give the shovelling a try

I finally found a tree
That didn’t cost a month’s pay
But it’s my cat’s favourite place to pee
And the needles are dropping away

My budget’s been blown
My cards were mailed late
My hydro bill has grown
Holiday stress seems my fate

But I do love the season
Filled with joy and good fun
But my favourite reason
Is the feeling when it’s done