Will Santa come for me? May you all feel the excitement of Christmas.
( Here’s one I prepared earlier)
WILL SANTA COME TONIGHT?
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âWill Santa come? Will Santa come tonight?â
âHe might. He might.
 If you are good, he might.â
âCan I stay up and see?â
âNo. He will not come for you or me
If we do not sleep .
Heâs too busy to meet us all.â
âAnd will he come for us?
If you go to sleep â he does not like fuss.â
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Tonight, by the lights of the tree
There is, at last, some grown up time for me.
The cake is iced
The wine is spiced
The carrots diced.
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The puddingâs steamed
The brandy butter creamed.
The turkey prepared awaits
And yes, I did clean the plates.
The tree is up, the table laid,
the cards are out , though the credit cardâs unpaid!
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So shall I soon with gifts a plenty
Mount the stairs to deliver twenty?
Do I dare to tread the stair?
And will it creak?
And will it creak?
When can I take a peek?
I need to know if they slumber
Before I arrive with my lumber.
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If they are still awake
what dreams will go?
What heart might break?
Or do they know?
And is their belief just all for show?
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So tonight by the magic tree
There is need of more time just for me
I will wait â and struggle to keep open my eyes
And  wrestle with the morality of eating Santaâs mince pies.
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My adult mind is full of Christmas chores
The cooking times, and the cards through neighboursâ doors
The parties  with  do not drink and drive in my ears
So the night does not end in tears
Drinks that might have been â but not that cheap red
Which would give me a headache as soon as I got to bed
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 I was once a child too excited to sleep
with a torrent of thoughts  about what I might be given
Hoping that it was a toy beneath the wrapping â Â should I peep? â
Not more socks or hankies, preferably something to be driven
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So could Santa still come for me?
Drowsily I dream as if I were eight
Hoping that Santa would not be late
Like every little boy
There is of course a much wanted toy
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So will Santa come tonight?
He might, He might.
If you sleep well
and if you believe
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Only if you believe.
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And only if in your family
Love fills the hours you will be spending.
It could be the true Santa on the stair
Or it could be someone from an  empty chair.
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So will Santa come?
He will. He will.
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December 24, 2017
You old softie! Best wishes for 2018.
December 24, 2017
Iâm sure that Santa will come for you John. I wish you and your family, a very Happy Christmas, and all the best for the New Year. đ
December 24, 2017
A very happy Christmas to you and your family John. Thank you for taking the time to write this diary and I wish you a great new year. Fingers crossed we get lucky.
December 24, 2017
Ditto, and best wishes for 2018. :0)
December 24, 2017
A career suggestion for when you give up the day job. Think about writing children’s books. Enid Blyton, Beattrix Potter, Arthur Ransome , Sue Townsend, et al need an erudite successor. Enjoy a family day tomorrow and best wishes for the New Year.
December 24, 2017
Wonderful. Enjoy your Christmas and may you be fortified for more âbattlesâ ahead in 2018
December 24, 2017
I hope your boss doesn’t see this. We all know how fond she now is of gender politics. Maybe Father Christmas is in fact Mother Christmas or Transperson Christmas
It is unfortunate that there’s no party left in British politics that satisfies the traditional tastes of your average voter with most parties having been infected by minority rights bigots
December 24, 2017
Indeed, he she or it will not come. This as over regulation, over taxation, political correctness, work time directives, new pay per mile truck charges, working at heights laws and the endless stream of damaging lunatic socialism from T May and P Hammond will make it uneconomic.
Almost the only right wing policies T May had were fox hunting and grammar schools. Both are sensible, but could never have been delivered politically as she must have well know when she promised them (therefore totally dishonestly). They were just he way of pretending to be a Tory rather than the pathetic warm up act for Corbynâs Venezuela that she seems to be.
Corbynâs Christmas message includes âshow you careâ. So whatever you do, do not vote for Labourâs destruction of the economy, even if T May is nearly as bad. Remember, if you really do care, that caring is teaching people how to be self reliant not encouraging them to live off the backs of others. Promising the earth to everyone from the magic Christmas money tree (in the Corbynâs way) is surely blatant fraud. Promising an âend to austerityâ is like promising new laws of physics and economics.
December 24, 2017
She would prefer a gender neutral robot. That is if she even likes Christmas it is probably too Christian for her.
Everyone needs to oppose May’s changes to sex education, it is not. It is political ideology of the young to brainwash them. It must be stopped before Greening, Rudd and May get a their way. These people are quite intolerant despite opposing false claims.
Let the s hope for a Farage New Year to bring about a Brexit means Brexit unlike May’s stay in by another name.
December 24, 2017
Good to see the Pope with a strong message that unemployment is a curse, and that benefits and charity are no substitute for work for peopleâs dignity. Hopefully he will give public recognition therefore to the great success of the U.K. Govt over the last seven years in creating circs for record employment and low unemployment, especially in contrast to much of the Eurozone.
December 24, 2017
And what are the main causes of unemployment dit he address that? They are expensive energy, over taxation, over regulation, the EURO, bloated government, daft restrictive employment laws, the minimum wage (which makes it illegal for many to work) and above all government incentives paid so work is not worthwhile for many.
Can one call being a religious leader âworkâ really. More like begging really with those offering bowls, plates and boxes. All that dressing up, the platitudes and vacuous piety. Then again I do like early choral and sacred music. The early music show shows that even the BBC get it right sometimes.
December 24, 2017
It is very easy for religious figures and indeed politicians to endlessly virtue signal about things in vague terms. Or propose spending lots more of other people’s money on some problem. What is very clear is that the solutions they propose, of even more state, more laws, more taxes and more regulation, (which are clearly the May/Hammond/Corbyn/McDonnall solution) will make things far, far, worse.
Why is Kwasi Kwarteng (on any questions the other day) only the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer? He is clearly so much more sound and sensible than his 15% stamp duty, tenant mugging, gig economy attacking, pension pot mugging, over taxing boss? ……….. Could they please just select on merit for a change? Also please bury that obnoxious David Lammy Report that Cameron foolishly instigation with the Mathew Taylor one too.
December 24, 2017
@Lifelogic,
Yes, there is a lot of rubbish about the Catholic Church (but NOT, in my view, about Catholic faith / doctrine, and the authority of the Pope on these, but that’s just my belief).
But don’t forget all the good the Church does and has done over the centuries. Bringing us rule of law, Parliament, Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, grammar schools, monarchy, the virtue of patriotism, and the concept of just war, preserving Aristotle from hoarding Vikings, Renaissance art, Shakespeare (Catholic), Evelyn Waugh, St Francis of Assisi, the Church is currently a massive supplier of education and health across the world, the role of the Church in the development of science including scientific priests such as Mendel and Lemaitre, Catholic spirituality and mysticism, Church currently defending the unborn, the family and heterosexual marriage. How John Paul II helped bring down Communism. And the humour of great saints such as St Theresa of Avila.
Don’t forget for all its faults, the Catholic Church is still going strong after 2,000 years. With direct lineage of Popes going all the way back to St Peter. And Catholic doctrine is intact. Catholic doctrine is very clear – people know where they stand. And despite all the scandals, there are millions of ordinary Catholics, lay and priest, going around doing good with lots of love (soft + tough).
December 24, 2017
Saying that, there’s lots of good Protestant and Orthodox men and women in general, as well, not forgetting what Protestants and the Orthodox have brought to our culture and religion in general as well (and yes, they too, like the Catholic Church, and indeed the secular world, has their faults / weaknesses also).
December 24, 2017
Yes even if one is not religious it’s important to to recognise the cultural influence of the Church – both Protestant and Catholic over the centuries, and the importance of tradition.
December 24, 2017
Indeed.
My wife is Italian and, as it happens, the family are all skiing in Italy. Lovely snow and weather it is too . Did the “experts” not predict there would be no skiing due to manmade CO2 by now? Not many electric cars, coaches or snow ploughs here I note and lots of oil fired heading?
It seems, that I might even be pressured into attending midnight mass shortly. Not sure if I will have to kiss the baby Jesus though, that seems to be what is expected!
Buon Natale a tutti.
December 25, 2017
‘Not sure if I will have to kiss the baby Jesus though’
– if God exists (which i believe he does), then he has an amazing sense of humour that God infinite would take on the size of a baby when entering material life!
And it’s not just about humour (and humility), it’s also about vulnerability. When man is at his most vulnerable, he is often at his greatest strength (look at how we were most vulnerable during The Battle of Britain and yet this proved to be a turning point in the war, and note how the Nazis at their most over-confident were really most vulnerable, for example, Battle of Britain ..). Goodness, in the end, always prevails (sometimes/often in this life and always in the next, please God), and with it comes lots and lots of blessings and happiness.
Best wishes
December 24, 2017
‘that unemployment is a curse, and that benefits and charity are no substitute for work for peopleâs dignity’ – yes, this is very Catholic.
‘Hopefully he will give public recognition therefore to the great success of the U.K.’ – i’m sure the Pope would be very supportive but he’s got over a billion Catholics to speak about across the world, so he won’t have the opportunity to mention the UK gov in name.
December 24, 2017
Very good and a Merry Christmas to you and all your many contributors.
December 24, 2017
Thank you for all your efforts over the year John.
Wishing you and your family a great Christmas and a prosperous New year.
December 24, 2017
A Merry Christmas to you John and all the posters here. Thank you all for your interesting insights this past year.
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas to you John, and to all contributors of this most engaging and informative web site.
December 24, 2017
Many thanks for that pleasant diversion and all the other thought provoking wisdom you have provided for us over the past year.
With very best wishes for Christmas and 2018,
William Long.
December 24, 2017
Thank you, JR, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all, including those who have since done even more to convince me that I voted the right way in the referendum …
December 24, 2017
John – a lovely sentimental bit of poetry ; the family all enjoyed it . Thank you . Best wishes to you for Christmas .
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas John and thank you for your tolerance, patience and wisdom re. this website.
December 24, 2017
I like it. No doubt the magic tree the left will hope will be the money one that they all know exist but as yet never been seen or at least not one that is not more dangerous than it is benevolent. So can prove that it is not an absurd figment of their imagination after all.
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas to John and his family and all who read this!
December 24, 2017
A heartfelt thank you from us for your unique and special web-site. Where else would one find such intelligence and wisdom, and kept up to date every day.
Have a very happy Christmas, all of you in your family, and a prosperous New Year.
December 24, 2017
Thank you for all of your hard work this year. We are going to need you even more in 2018 to push for the full restoration of our democracy. I hope a well earned Christmas break will fortify you for that endeavour!
December 24, 2017
I’m too old for Santa Claus and lots of things. I made a New Year’s Resolution to learn about Option Trading. I saw lots of online companies who will train you for free and then for modest sums carry out your trades. Then I thought, why would they waste time making me money when they could make so much money Option Trading themselves? Bah Humbug!
Happy Christmas to Brexiteers! To remoaners. ..hey why don’t you learn how to trade options!!!! Enjoy!!!!
December 24, 2017
Many thanks John for your time and patience over time for this most informative and much appreciated diary.
My I wish you and yours a well deserved Happy Christmas and New Year and all the very best for 2018.
December 24, 2017
Santa comes from Lapland in Finland.
Heâs a delivery man.
As an unskilled worker from the EU, this may be the last year heâs allowed in without a visa.
Next Christmas comes with extra red tape and Home Office bureaucrats.
Or, alternatively,we could give Santaâs job to an unemployed Briton called Derek from Boston in Lincolnshire.
Derek could deliver to at least two whole families before his bad back catches up with him and he has to go home sick to watch Jeremy Kyle.
Next year may also be your last Christmas with affordable sprouts, carrots and turkeys because our farmers will have no one to work for them.
Still we can always celebrate by having a chlorinated chicken for Christmas in 2019. Frankenstein food. YUM.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Oh, and remember, if you voted for Brexit and you are having Christmas dinner with your children or grandchildren, the chance are that the majority of them donât like you very much for it.
As for me, my Brexiteer relatives have been disinvited.
December 24, 2017
They’ve had a lucky escape…
December 24, 2017
Andy, what a sad post. Your relatives will be better off elsewhere. What happened to goodwill to all men?
December 24, 2017
Well done John. Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year to you and your family.
Thanks for the blog.
December 24, 2017
Thank you for your unstinting efforts on Brexit.
Merry Christmas to all.
December 24, 2017
Merry Xmas, Mr Redwood.
Ed Mahony
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas to you and your family, John, and all contributors to this blog, without which etc etc .
A chance to relax and draw breath before our Brexit battle recommences in the New Year. đ đ đ
December 24, 2017
I grew out of this a long while ago. I’m a shift worker with minimal time off over Christmas and spreading myself among relatives so thinly is a diplomatic nightmare every year. I dread it all.
Happy Christmas nonetheless and thanks for giving the other side’s point of view. We certainly aren’t hearing it on our main broadcaster.
December 24, 2017
Merry Xmas John, and all the best for the New Year
December 24, 2017
Wonderful, and a very happy Christmas and every good wish for the coming year to you and your family. Here’s to a very interesting and vital 2018
December 24, 2017
Good evening everyone.
I would like to wish our kind host and all my fellow contributors to this site a very Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2017
We all need to believe a bit more
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Thank you for your blog and sharing your thoughts throughout the year, we appreciate what you do.
December 24, 2017
Thank you Mr Redwood for all your excellent daily articles and you marvellous contributions in Parliament during the year.
Thank goodness we have such wonderful MP’s as you fighting for our freedom and democracy.
Merry Christmas to you and to all those who post so well on this fine site.
December 24, 2017
Indeed a shame only about 5% of the population have such sound and dedicated MPs.
December 24, 2017
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to John Redwood and family.
Many thanks for your informative and upbeat blog.
December 24, 2017
Happy Christmas to you, your family and those who comment on your diary entries. I have been following your diary since the referendum and am glad to find such positive ideas. Many thanks.
December 24, 2017
Ooof paying for Christmas on the credit card that’s crazy!
Happy Christmas Dr Redwood and all your readers!
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to John and all contributors to the site for your valued contributions to the political debate. Let us gird our loins for the year ahead and resolve in whatever capacity we can to work for a real and meaningful Brexit which means that we are a free and independent country in control of our own destiny….
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December 24, 2017
A âMerry Christmasâ to you and yours, JR, and many thanks for all youâve done and written to maintain the notion of democracy in this country.
All the very best for 2018.
December 25, 2017
Quite the poet Dr Redwood.
Happy Christmas to you and a Brexit New Year
Kind regards
December 26, 2017
A very merry Christmas from us in Hong Kong – We’ve still got a few years as registered voters in Wokingham and are glad you are the MP – We vote for you not the party….