Christmas Carol: What Cat Is This?

A good friend of mine has graciously agreed to let me post her wonderful, often hilarious and typically cat-oriented Christmas Carols. (She's a cat person, so cats often are the source of her humor and writing.)

I will be posting her carols now through December and maybe beyond if I'm not through them all--there are several of them. Please do not copy or use her stuff without permission. And she would love to hear any feedback about her carols. (You can send any feedback to me, if you don't have Blogger permissions to comment this blog, at cganders1@yahoo.com.)

Here's the next one!
Enjoy!

What Cat is This
(to “What Child is This/Greensleeves”)

What cat is thiis who sleeping lies,
within the Christmas tree branches.
Who purrs so loud while dreaming deep,
of ornaments she’d like to keep.

This, this is Christmas Cat, who waits all year for Christmas.
This, this is Christmas Cat, the climber of Christmas trees.

And now who lurks behind the gifts,
‘tis Christmas Cat who’s waiting.
And once the family is all asleep,
the ornaments she’ll start to breaking.

This, this is Christmas Cat, who’s swinging from the stockings.
This, this is Christmas Cat, till Santa comes a-calling.

And now who sits at Santa’s feet,
with face so sweet and angelic.
‘Tis Christmas Cat, who’s done no wrong,
at least not when Santa was watching.

This, this is Christmas Cat, an angel all through the season.
This, this is Christmas Cat, the climber of Christmas trees.

Rachelle Coe