"IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF SANTA CLAUS"

"Why this panic in the air,
With people hustling here and there?
Why the lines in every single store?
In the bustling, crowded aisles
Why are shoppers apt to smile
When you knew their feet are tired and sore?
And why at this time every year
Is there an increase in cashiers?
Why this madness? What could be the cause?
It's simple! It's all because of Santa Claus!

"What possesses you and me
To bring inside a full grown tree
And plant it in the middle of the floor,
Deck it out with lights and balls,
Popcorn--anything at all,
When we're told that less is always more?
And why then stuff ourselves with sweets,
Found in clothing for our feet?
Why this madness? What could be the cause?
It's simple! It's all because of Santa Claus.

"Christmas once was merry,
With carols, wreaths and holly,
But thanks to one old gentleman
It now is twice as jolly!

"Why do kids do as they should,
Why are they so awfully good
On the days approaching Christmas Eve?
As they're snuggling in their bed,
With visions dancing through their heads,
Why are they so eager to believe
That every bumping in the night
Is proof of reindeer taking flight?
Why such gladness? What could be the cause?
It’s simple: it’s all because of Santa Claus!"