[Oe List ...] FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall?

[Ed Feldmanis]

I think the poem was given as a witness during the daily office maybe in
1970 or 71. That kind of rings a bell with me.

On Sun, Dec 24, 2023, 1:20 PM Judi White via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Really fine poem.
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> On Sun, Dec 24, 2023, 12:19 PM Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
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>> *From: *John Cock <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com>
>> *Date: *Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 12:12 PM
>> *To: *llc860 at triad.rr.com <llc860 at triad.rr.com>
>> *Subject: *FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall?
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lynda Cock [mailto:llc860 at triad.rr.com <llc860 at triad.rr.com>]
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:38 AM
>> To: Cock, John I
>> Subject: FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall?
>> Importance: High
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>> SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
>>
>> YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
>> YOU BETTER NOT CRY
>> YOU BETTER NOT POUT
>> I'M TELLING YOU WHY
>> SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
>>
>> HE'S MAKING A LIST
>> AND CHECKING IT TWICE
>> HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT
>> WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE
>> SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
>>
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>> IT IS SAID OF OLD, THAT THE BAD BOYS AND GIRLS GOT NO GIFTS FOR
>> CHRISTMAS--
>> ONLY A SWITCH TO LASH THEM WITH.  BUT SO FAR AS  ANYONE KNOWS, NO SWITCHES
>> HAVE EVER BEEN LEFT AT CHRISTMAS.  SANTA CLAUS TAKES GOOD GIFTS TO EVERY
>> HOUSE, TO EVERY PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
>>
>> THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION.  THIS IS THE WAY THE STORY READS.  EVERY
>> PERSON, EVERY HOUSE.  IF A CHILD RECEIVES NO GIFT FROM SANTA CLAUS, THAT
>> IS
>> A DEVASTATING BLOW.  NO MATTER HOW MANY GIFTS ARE RECEIVED FROM MOM, DAD,
>> BROTHER, SISTER, THOSE GIFTS CANNOT REPLACE THE GIFT NOT RECEIVED FROM THE
>> ONE WHO TAKES GIFTS TO ALL.  YOU SEE IN THIS STORY, ALL GIRLS ARE GOOD
>> GIRLS--FOR ALL RECEIVE GIFTS.  AND ALL BOYS ARE GOOD BOYS--FOR ALL RECEIVE
>> GIFTS.
>>
>> NOW I ASK YOU:  IS THIS A TRUE STORY?  HAVE YOU EVER MET THAT WHICH GIVES
>> GOOD GIFTS TO ALL?  INTO EVERY HOUSE?  BY ANY CRITERIA YOU AND I HAVE
>> CREATED, WE ALL DESERVE SWITCHES. YET, IN SPITE OF HOW WE SEE OURSELVES,
>> THERE IS THAT EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO
>> ALL.
>>
>> ST. NICK, SANTA CLAUS, OR WHATEVER OTHER NAME IS USED, THEY ALL DEPEND
>> UPON
>> OUR COMMON LIFE EXPERIENCES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO ALL, TO
>> EVERY HOUSE.  THE STORY DOES NOT SAY HOW THIS IS DONE OR WHY.  IT SIMPLY
>> SAYS THAT IT IS DONE.
>>
>> "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. . . I'M TELLING YOU WHY!  SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
>> TOWN.!"
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