# It was Christmas Eve, babe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 25, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093 "2012-12-25T04:40:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/21 "2012-12-25T17:39:22Z")

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You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot  
Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it’s our last.

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**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/22 "2012-12-25T18:31:16Z")

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And the boys from the NYPD choir, still singing Galway Bay  
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day.

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**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/23 "2012-12-25T18:48:08Z")

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I could have been someone  
Well so could anyone

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/24 "2012-12-25T19:06:28Z")

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You took my dreams from me, when I first found you.

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/25 "2012-12-25T20:09:10Z")

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I kept them with me babe  
I put them with my own

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/26 "2012-12-25T20:12:30Z")

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I kept them with me,babe  
I put them with my own

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/27 "2012-12-25T20:14:01Z")

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Can’t make it on your own,  
I built my world around you.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/28 "2012-12-25T20:15:24Z")

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Can’t make it on my own,

I’ve built my dreams around you.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/29 "2012-12-25T20:36:07Z")

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\*can’t make it all alone.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/645093/30 "2012-12-25T23:13:06Z")

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The boys of the NYPD Choir still singing “Galway Bay”,  
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day. 😃

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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