A Christmas Poem from Matt: Christmas Dog, by Shel Silverstein
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2022
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Every Christmas, we like to share a favorite poem. This year it's 'Christmas Dog' by Shel Silverstein.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Harry Potter and the Sacred Text friends. It's Christmas and if Christmas is something |
| 0:12.7 | you celebrate, I hope that you are celebrating with people you love. And either way, I hope |
| 0:17.4 | that all of you who are part of our Harry Potter and the Sacred Text community are having |
| 0:22.4 | a really happy and holy day and holiday season right now. |
| 0:27.7 | I'm just breaking into this podcast feed to share with you a Christmas poem that I love |
| 0:33.9 | by Shell Silverstein, which comes from his book Falling Up. It's called Christmas Dog. |
| 0:41.1 | Tonight's my first night as a watchdog, and here it is Christmas Eve. The children are sleeping |
| 0:46.8 | all cozy upstairs while I'm guarding the stockings and tree. What's that now? Footsteps on the |
| 0:53.9 | rooftop? Could it be a cat or a mouse? Who's this down the chimney? A thief with a beard and a big |
| 1:01.2 | sack for robbing the house? I'm barking, I'm growling, I'm biting his butt, he howls and jumps |
| 1:07.6 | back in his sleigh. I scare his strange horses, they leap in the air, I frighten the whole bunch |
| 1:13.7 | away. Now the house is all peaceful and quiet again. The stockings are safe as can be. |
| 1:20.0 | Won't the kiddies be glad when they wake up tomorrow and see how I've guarded the tree? |
| 1:29.1 | Merry Christmas everyone, happy holidays, look forward to talking with you and listening to |
| 1:34.1 | you and being with you all again in the new year. |
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