Merry C
hristmas everyone! I hope you have a splendid day of celebration with friends and loved ones. I wish you cheer that’s not full of glitter and sparkle, but brimming with hygge so that your spirits are warmed, replenished and ready to meet the new year. It will be a bright year for beavers, I am sure, but one in which much will be asked of the brave souls who defend them!
I wrote this more than a decade ago and I still it still makes me smile. Click the video if you want to sing round the terminal with your family.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Two adult beavers and A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Three watching women<
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eight eager muskrats
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Nine children laughing
Eight eager muskrats
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Ten news reporters
Nine children laughing
Eight eager muskrats
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eleven cameras snapping
Ten news reporters
Nine children laughing
Eight eager muskrats
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve hatching turtles
Eleven cameras snapping
Ten news reporters
Nine children laughing
Eight eager muskrats
Seven on committee
Six baby ducklings
Five City Council!
Four furry kits
Three watching women
Two adult beavers and
A Dam in Alham-b-ra Creek
Ahh those were the days, so early on and so much to learn! There’s even a nutria photo in this video made a few months later – that’s young we all were once upon a time…
Well, maybe beaver Christmases don’t inspire you. Maybe this is more the carol you are looking for this holiday season. Have a glass of eggnog and sing this with your friends! 🙂
