# It was Christmas Eve, babe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569 "2008-12-24T17:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/1 "2008-12-24T17:17:47Z")
In the drunk tank ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/2 "2008-12-24T17:25:09Z")
An old man said to me “won’t see another one” ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/3 "2008-12-24T17:26:26Z")
And then we sang a song…“The Rare Auld Mountain Dew” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/4 "2008-12-24T17:47:38Z")
I turned my face away, And dreamed about you… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/5 "2008-12-24T18:14:15Z")
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/6 "2008-12-24T18:38:42Z")
I’ve got a feeling This year’s for me ‘n’ you (it’s on the radio right this minute) ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/7 "2008-12-24T18:43:08Z")
So, Happy Christmas I love you, baby… ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/8 "2008-12-24T18:50:13Z")
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true. ---
**Author:** ![JackofHearts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@JackofHearts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackofHearts)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/9 "2008-12-24T18:53:06Z")
They’ve got cars big as bars They’ve got rivers of gold ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/10 "2008-12-24T19:00:06Z")
But the wind goes right through you, It’s no place for the old! ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/11 "2008-12-24T19:02:48Z")
When you first took my hand On a cold Christmas Eve ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/12 "2008-12-24T19:11:36Z")
You promised me Broadway Was waitin’ for me ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/13 "2008-12-24T20:16:33Z")
You were handsome ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/14 "2008-12-24T20:24:46Z")
You were pretty ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/15 "2008-12-24T20:25:14Z")
You were pretty, Queen of New York City ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/16 "2008-12-24T20:29:13Z")
When the band finished playing, they howled out for more ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/17 "2008-12-24T20:29:31Z")
Sinatra was swinging, All the drunks they were singing ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/18 "2008-12-24T20:30:25Z")
We kissed on the corner n danced through the night ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/19 "2008-12-24T20:35:41Z")
And the boys of the NYPD choir were singin’ “Galway Bay,” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569/20 "2008-12-24T20:47:31Z")
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/478569.md?page=2)