arroz con pollo,carne mechada, pudin de frita and flan de queso

T’was the night before Christmas
And all throughout Fire Station 24
The firefighters were all snuggled
In their beds.

Visions of Arroz con Pollo, Carne
Mechada, Pudin de Frita and Flan
De Queso danced in their heads
While they slumbered.

Visions of presents under the tree
Also danced in their heads, but alas
Not all was well with the
Firefighters of Station 24

Snidley Martinez, the evil mayor of
The city had taken away the Christmas
Pay that belonged to the firefighters of
Station 24.

There would be no Arroz con Pollo, Carne
Mechada, Pudin de Frita and Flan
De Queso at their dinner table Christmas day
Nor any presents under the tree.

Suddenly there arose such a clatter the
Firefighters sprang from their beds to
Answer the clattering call bell and to the
Call from headquarters.

The radios crackled with the report: Elderly
Red suited man, it was reported to HQ, with sleigh
drawn by eight reindeer is on fire at
Noel Lane and Christmas Ave.

Could it be that old St. Nick needed our help!
We sprang to our trucks and headed down the
Avenue with such a great roar in search of St. Nick
And his eight reindeer.

‘There he is,” I shouted to our driver. Yes it was old
St. Nick and coming from one of the many bags of
Toys in his sleigh was black smoke. Old St. Nick
Greeted us with a Ho Ho Ho.

Before you could say “Merry Christmas” our crew
Had the bag out of the sleigh and found the offending
Article. It was a Smarttersburgers Electronic Whirleygig.
Old St. Nick was very pleased.

Old St Nick said to us, “I know of your evil Mayor,
Snidley Martinez. I use to leave him lumps of coal.
With that he tossed to our crew gift certificates to the
Columbia Restaurant.

Then in the blink of an eye old St Nick climbed up on
His sleigh and tossed a huge bag of toys to our astounded
Crew. We gazed in amazement as he then seated himself
On his sleigh.

Then in the twinkling of an eye and with a mighty shout,
“Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night”
Old St. Nick and his eight reindeer lifted off
Into the night sky.

Christmas Day came and our crew and families dined
On Arroz con Pollo, Carne Mechada, Pudin de Frita
and Flan De Queso along with Cafe con leche. Presents
never stopped coming.

There was a sad sight that day. It was our evil Mayor
Snidley Martinez while eating his Harina de Avena
At a corner table and after opening
up a present a lump of coal fell out.

Good Grief! Christy is Forty!