Great poem! Originally called “A Visit from St. Nicholas“. I still remember singing a version of it in a grade school choir.
Doesn’t he sound like the late Mitch Hedberg? The diction and phrasing.
History of Christmas:
When I was in Italy I visited the tomb of the real Saint Nicholas at the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy.
Merry X-Mas and whatever good and moral stuff you celebrate!