British-German Christmasnachten



When the last Kalender-sheets
Flattern through the winter-streets
And Decemberwind is blowing
Then is everybody knowing
That it is not allzuweit
She does come, the Weihnachtszeit

All the Menschen, Leute, people
Flippen out of ihr warm Stüble
Run to Kaufhof, Aldi, Mess
Make Konsum and business
Kaufen this and jenes Dings
And the churchturmglocke rings!

Manche holen sich a Tännchen
When this brennt, they cry "Attention!"
Rufen for the Feuerwehr
"Please, come quick to rescue her!"
Goes the Tännchen off in Rauch
They are standing on the Schlauch

In the kitchen of the house
Mother makes the Christmasschmaus
She is working, schufting, bakes
Hit is now her Yoghurtkeks
And the Opa says als Tester
"We are killed bis to Silvester!"

Then he fills the last Glas wine
Yes, this is the Christmastime!
Day by day does so vergang
And the Holy Night does come
You can think, you can remember
This is immer in December!

Then the childrenlein are coming
Candle-Wachs is abwärts running
Bing of Crosby Christmas sings
While the Towerglocke rings
And the angels look so fine
Well, this is the Weihnachtstime

Baby-eyes are big and rund
The family feels kerngesund
When unterm Baum is hocking
Then nothing can them shocking!
They are happy, are so fine
This happens in the Christmastime!

The animals all in the house
The Hund, the Katz, the bird, the mouse
Are running round the Weihnachtstree
Enjoy this day as never nie
Weil they find Kittekat and Schappi
Im Geschenkkarton von Pappi

The family begins to sing
And wieder does a Glöckchen ring
Zum song vom grünen Tannenbaum
The Tränen rennen down and down
Bis mother plötzlich flennt
"The Gans im Ofen brennt!"
Her nose is very fine
And that nicht nur at Christmastime