TUNE: What Child Is This?
Mary rode on a donkey’s back
Towards cats & mice in the stable
While sheep & dogs heard the angels sing
In the hills beyond Bethlehem’s stable
Camels carried the three wise kings
Cows looked on at the wondrous birth
All the animals there to see
The babe, the babe in the manager!

Tune: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have yourself a furry merry Christmas
Maybe just your pet and you
And a turkey (don’t give him the bones to chew!)
Once again, it is time for pets
(Always meal time for sure)
Faithful pets hear the can opener
And they’re begging food, once more
Through the year we all will be together
As bylaw allows
Cuddled [...]

(
For Siamese Kelly’s Mother who posted this title but no lyrics)
I saw mama hissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She knew he shouldn’t be
Coming right down our chimney
Heading for the milk & cookies which
Were sitting by the tree
Then I saw mama hissing Santa Claus
That glass of milk was truly ours, you see.
Well, the cookies were [...]

Tune: Good King Wenceslas

When the snow lies round about
Pets do what they oughta
Wrap the tail around the nose
Lie down on the sofa
When the feast of Stephen comes
Pets are in the kitchen
Making sure some goodies fall
Right in their direction.
V2 When a king walks in the snow
Cats look out the window
‘What an idiot!’ they think!
“Out there where [...]

Tune: Silent Night
Silent mice
What advice
Can you suggest
For such pests?
In the ‘Night Before Christmas’ poem
Mice do not stir
Just one of the Christmassy things
That occur
If they don’t nibble our cookies
For Santa
Then we’ll let mice do
What they wanta

Tune: Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like dogs now
Everywhere I go
It’s not just the yellow snow
The plastic bags (yes, I know -
I wish everyone would pick up but
a doggie has got to go!)
It’s beginning to look a lot like dogs now
Treats in every store
But the very best dog [...]

Tune: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Dogs really love Christmas
Cats frolic at Christmas
Food tastes best at Christmas
Great day for us pets!
A tree in the house?
No walkies we’ll need
Decorations to chew up
Are welcome indeed!
We’d all love a fishy pudding
Though a turkey will do-o
With extra food at Christmas
We barf up, we do!
All over the rug
And what remains [...]

(For Eleanor who suggested it)
Tune: O Christmas Tree
O Tinsel
O Tinsel
How lovely is that silver
It hangs from branches down to me
It can be swatted off the tree
If eaten up – does not digest!
O Tinselbutt – you know the rest!
O Tinsel
O Tinsel
Both dogs & cats adore it
But it is dangerous to us
(Decorative poop is not a plus!)
To [...]

Tune: Hark The Herald A
Hark! Angels named Harold sing
All the rest don’t sing a thing
Angels Ken and Mike and Pete
Do not make a single peep!
Against tradition we will go
Include old angels Hank and Joe
All of them should get a chance
Christmas carols to enhance
Like Olive in that reindeer song
Let all the angels sing along!

Christmas Hurting
(Tune: Here Comes Santa Claus)
Here comes Christmas
I can’t handle it
Expectations by all
Parties, laughter, children singing
Friends who come to call
I’m learning how to say to all
I don’t feel merry & bright
But with your support
I’ll make it through
Another long Christmas night!
and
(Tune: I’ll Be Home for Christmas)
All those drunken Christmases
All those years of pain
We can put behind [...]