'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The nooses were hung from the rafters with care,
In hopes that the fat bastard soon would be there;
My brother was nestled all snug in his bed,
While visions of blood and exposed guts danced in my head;
And mamma in her 'kerchief', and dad in his apparel,
Had just born witness to a flash from my barrel,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my seat to see what was the matter.
Away to the door I stumbled and stammer,
Tore open the screen and picked up my hammer.
The moon, which hung high in that dark midnight sky
Gave a eerie silver glow to the objects below,
When, what to my bloodshot eyes should appear,
But a shiny red sleigh, and eight mangy reindeer,
With the fat freak planted firmly in its seat,
I knew at that moment that this would be neat.
With a flash his reindeers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen!
One by one they would fall from the sky,
A quick bullet from my pistol and down they would die.
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
A pile of reindeers there they would fall.
Out of the bloody heap he did arise,
His whiskers all red and a look of surprise. 
I looked at the mayhem and with delight on my face,
I reached into my pocket and drew out my mace,
A quick squirt in his eyes, he did arf scream,
My hammer did raise, and down it did cream
The fat bastard's nose leapt clean off his dial,
A slash of my knife and his fat gut oozed bile.
He spoke not a word, but to his knees he did tumble,
A boot in his face, and I did mumble,
Last year you forgot my bike you sorry fat fuck,
And I guess that this year you are all out of luck.
I turned from the mess and walked out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
A Parody by Cody Craig