Christmas comes but once a year

In comes I old Father Christmas.
Am I welcome or am I not?
I hope old Father Christmas will never be forgot
As Christmas comes but once a year
And when it comes it brings good cheer,
A pocketful of money and a cellar full of beer,
Roast beef, plum pudding and mince pies:
Who likes that any better than I?

from the Mummers' Play as collected by R. J. E. Tiddy at Overton, Hampshire in 1913


A very merry Christmas to my friends online.


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