Post by A Vasilis on Dec 24, 2005 11:07:59 GMT -5
Twas the Night Before Christmas "Greek Style"
Twas the night before Xristouyenna and all through the spiti,
I could smell the fasolia, pasticho and ouzo with my miti.
By the fireplace, all the pandofles hung low,
In hopes that Ayios Vasilis would soon bring poto.
Patera was in his krevati and snoring pretty hard,
He was tired from cutting the tree from our poor neighbours' yard.
Mana was in the basement cooking like a nikokira,
adding just enough vinegar to her fresh made hor-ta,
Suddenly, there arose such a clatter outside in the plaka,
My patera yelled from his room "ela mesa re malaka".
There was a knocking on the front door with such a loud barrage,
I yelled through the window "It's a Greek house re malaka, come in
through the garage!"
Then, standing in the garage right next to my car,
was my drunk thio Mitso coming home from the bar.
"Aide kimisou methismene" I told him with might,
Nobody was going to ruin my chances of seeing Ayios Vasilis tonight.
About two hours later I heard a noise down the stairs,
I jumped from my krevati to see who was there.
Standing by the tree and eating glyka like a horse,
Was good 'ol Ayios Vasilis reeking of tsiporo of course,
He was all dressed in red and as big as an ox,
he wore some brown "pandofles" along with black socks.
Smelling like a katsiki with a touch of "Old Spice",
he had been drinking for days, & he wasn't very nice.
He was putting the presents under the tree,
And they were wrapped like skata, it was so plain to see.
Vrakyia & 6 kaltses from Walmart for me,
and a pack of 12 for my brother, coz he's younger, he's 3.
This Santa was so crooked...he was nothing like the fable,
I should of known when he swiped my pack of smokes that I left on the table.
I yelled out "E" Ayio Vasili, & he quickly turned like a car,
Took off a "pandofla" and threw it at me like a ninja star.
The look in his eyes was nothing but fright,
He said "fiye upo tho, re malaka" and dashed out of sight.
I heard "Ela kato re Mitso, Sotiri ke Giorgia - Andrea, Taki, Thanasi ke
Maria..."
"And then he yelled, "Aide grigora, thelo na pao ya katourima",
and with his red cheeks and big belly yelled "KALA XRISTOUYENNA"