Christmas Eve by Julie Lineker The children lay in bed this special night Holding their breath with eyes closed tight They know the magic won’t be right If they are found awake after midnight Shhh, at last they hear a sound Tinkering bells in the background Do they dare open their eyes And peep out at the dark skies Will they only see the snow Or is Santa parked across the road They hear a creak, is it the door Or is it the cat creeping across the floor No this time they know for sure It definitely was the bedroom door Not one child dares to breathe Or make a sound in bed this eve They knew it was he creeping across the floor Even quieter than the year before Will he leave me a doll’s house Some toy soldiers and a sugar mouse There’s a lot of rattling, a creak, a groan Now he’s finally leaving our home We wait in bed for what seems like hours Until we’re sure the house is ours Then we are all out of bed Feeling around to see what’s been left Our sacks are full, O what joy We have been good girls and boys We feel around and shake each one To us Christmas day has begun But suddenly out of the dark GET BACK TO BED! The grown-ups bark. Well, its Christmas eve and all my babies on the east coast should be snuggled in bed.  I remember how excited I was as a kid on Christmas eve, and not being able to sleep.  I kept wishing I could close my eyes and the 7 hrs would just zip by and I could run down to the tree, and wait for the ok from my mom to open one gift.  You see soon our house would be filled with family and friends and the smell of every pie you can think of would fill our house.  Before the noise of Christmas filled our house.  Mom and I would have a cup of hot chocolate and sit under the tree, still in our jammies as I opened my one gift always chosen by my mom, though she always said it was from Santa. I hope all my little ones get to share your Christmas traditions with the ones you love and if your reading this WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF BED!  Get back in bed and Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Mommy Ava