by staff writer Jo Jungerman
Parade of Lights 2010
It was cold. It was more than cold, it was a mind-numbing, nail-biting cold.
Our float had a trailer, bales of hay, a Christmas tree covered with tinsel that was a b#$% to disentangle, and AmeriCorps members dressed as reindeer, and one (Jesse) dressed as an elf (yes he was wearing shorts). The parade was very loooong, kind of like this song, which was the only way I could think to describe it. Don’t hate me.
On the first day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
One artificial Christmas tree.
On the second day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Seven frostbit faces,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Eleven lukewarm cocoas,
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Twelve blocks of parading,
Eleven lukewarm cocoas,
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
It was cold. It was more than cold, it was a mind-numbing, nail-biting cold.
Our float had a trailer, bales of hay, a Christmas tree covered with tinsel that was a b#$% to disentangle, and AmeriCorps members dressed as reindeer, and one (Jesse) dressed as an elf (yes he was wearing shorts). The parade was very loooong, kind of like this song, which was the only way I could think to describe it. Don’t hate me.
On the first day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
One artificial Christmas tree.
On the second day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Seven frostbit faces,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Eleven lukewarm cocoas,
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
AmeriCorps gave to me
Twelve blocks of parading,
Eleven lukewarm cocoas,
Ten lungs a-heaving,
Nine candycanes crunching,
Eight mittens waving,
Seven faces freezing,
Six reindeer riding,
Five golden hay-bales
Four frozen limbs,
Three Fuzzy hats,
Two tinseled truckers,
And one artificial Christmas tree.
