It's december again Darkness triumph light Contracts , curls around the edge of The earth while nature sleeps The giant oaks shed their leaves Even the shadows on the ice retreats 'Cos it's Christmas and a Holiday This year's called orange Christmas Tom Ridge told us For what happy this Holiday excepting Christmas alone A merry Christmas but a Holiday If death defied resurrected Clouds of terror and moral crisis Conservatism created intelligent design And life slows down a little While nature sleeps 'Cos it's December again I have greeted merry Christmas Gotten uncomfortable by a notion That every Scrooge is of my view The end, the beginning of another Hope, rebirth Death defied resurrected Happy Holidays.