A SPANGLISH NAVIDAD 2022

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. In 2020 I added an extra verse which I really hoped to be able to remove in 2021
That wasn’t to be, & I had to add another. This year they have been replaced by a rather more positive one & fingers crossed that next year we’re all back to normal!
I hope you enjoy the 2022 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 a los niños both buenos y malos

Una bolsa of dulces & other regalos.

For most of el mundo, covid is un recuerdo

Todavía it exists, but not tan malo

Santa puede viajar freely

Incluso donde la nieve lies deeply

Most gente have had varias vaccinaciones

And aparte de in China, there are fewer restricciones

Let’s hope que 2022 sea the último año así

Y that todo vuelva to normal en 2023

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

Logró 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.