Dreaming of a Green Christmas

'Twas twelve weeks until Christmas, when all through the house
Water crept in, worrying Santa Claus' spouse
Goods were quickly placed into reusable sacks
And loaded onto Santa’s sleigh which left no tracks

Mrs Claus frantically phoned Mr Sandman,
Who has always been Santa Claus' right-hand man
Requesting tons of sandbags right that minute
To shield the workshops as they worked to the limit

The children of tomorrow nurtured their rents
On the value of donating clothes and presents
They tried to explain by saying, 'The North Pole was melting'
And that we as a nation need to start acting -

Cos life with no frills could protect the planet
It takes twenty-one days to form a habit!'
They wrote their Christmas list for their stocking filler
Asking for stainless steel straws; oh, what a thriller!

Santa read and thanked eco-friendly families
Who asked for plastic-free gifts unlike Anneliese.
By asking for less and buying fewer gifts
Kept the elves from ruining the Earth on their shifts

Wrapping-paper could be a thing of the past
Elves convert to wrapping with cloth at long last
Tying it up with agricultural forged yarn
Could prevent developers from converting old barns

'Twas Christmas eve and Santa's making his round trip
His devoted reindeers urged on without a whip
But oh dear, he's left a huge carbon footprint
Should have appeared on the naughty list, but didn't

Old Chimneys are dirty, green chimneys are clean
Will Santa Claus come away looking pristine?
He skidded across a rink of solar panels
That power eco home's electrical channels

Though they don't look pretty on any rooftop
It’s better than burning coal which we need to stop!
It is polluting the Earth's land, water and air
There will come a time - it'll be too late to repair

Christmas morning at long last, but heavy snow
Meant travelling to relations would be too slow
The young were happy, for fewer cars out and about
Instead, they built a snowman, save the carrot spout

It's time to gather all around the table
All eyes fixed on the crown jewel, the Christmas staple
We have King Henry VIII to thank for the gobble
And for parents and their vegan teens to squabble

Teens stressed without sounding too condescending or rude,
'Purchase containers to freeze your leftover food -
Millions of Turkeys suffer awful deaths; so sad,
Let's make a pact not to feed our greed, and be glad -

For, this time next year we'll have ditched tradition
By making a nut roast as part of our mission
To reduce greenhouse gasses and needless waste
Before mother nature is utterly disgraced!'

Having witnessed folk making conscious decisions
To treat the world with care for greener envisions,
Santa Claus slept peacefully the following night
Believing that nature's future was looking bright