O (magerer) Tannenbaum

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Wo sind deine lieblichen Nadeln?
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Hat dich jemand gestreift, während sie tweedten?
Du bist rasiert und nackt und ohne Grün
Keine schönen Wedel dort zu sehen
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum 
Ach, dein Meister, der Ärmste der Büttel.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Where are your lovely needles?

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree 

Did someone strip you while they tweedled?
You're shaved and bare and lacking green
No lovely fronds there to be seen
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Alas, your master, the poorest of beadles.

.......... Ruprecht ( HALT )

The (supposed) Red Claw Of Christmastime

Five years of putting up this particular decoration ...

... and this was the first I'd noticed the snowman wasn't actually sporting a red claw with snow dabbled on it.

He's holding a red cardinal.

The things you don't notice ...

.......... Ruprecht ( has to STOP not noticing things )