¡Una Navidad Espanglish!

When I first found this online (by Anon.) quite a few years ago,
only the last word of each line was in Spanish.
Over the years I’ve added a bit more Spanish each Christmas.
Every year I tweak it a little.
I hope you enjoy the 2019 version!

Twas la noche before Christmas y por toda la casa

Not a creature was stirring, ¡Caramba! ¿Qué pasa?

Los niños were durmiendo in their camas.

Some in long bragas, otros en pijamas.

Habían colgado the stockings with mucho cuidado

Esperando que Santa would feel obligado

To bring los niños both buenos y malos

Una bolsa of dulces & other regalos.

Out in la calle arose such a grito

Que salté to my pies like a frightened cabrito

Corrí a la ventana & looked out afuera

And quién en el mundo do you think that it era?

Saint Nick in a trineo and a big gorro rojo

Came corriendo like a loco bombero

And tirando the sleigh en vez de venados

Ocho burros pequeños approaching volados.

Miré as they came & this quaint little hombre

Was gritando, silbando & calling by nombre:

‘’Ay Pancho, ay Pepe, ay Cuco, ay Beto,

ay Chato, ay Chopo, Macuco y Nieto’’

Pues standing a pie with manos on his pecho

Voló to the top of our very own techo.

Con su round little panza like a bowl of jalea

Luchó to squeeze down our vieja chimenea.

Then huffing & puffing por fin en la sala

With ceniza all over his red suit de gala

Llenó los calcetines with muchos regalos

For ningún of los niños had been very malos.

Then riendo tanto, seeming very contento

He turned in a flash & se fue like the viento.

Y le oí exclamar, & this is verdad

Merry Christmas to all, y Feliz Navidad.