The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas.The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas n. 1. The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore erson> titled A Visit from St. Nicholas ltname>, a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas erson> (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve. Trish Holland & Christine Ford Golden Books c/o Random House 1745 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10019 0375836957 $8.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids One Christmas eve in the desert a group of homesick home·sick adj. Acutely longing for one's family or home. home  sick soldiers are
visited by the Santa of Soldiers, and in a fine realistic rhyme inspired
by the classic 'Night Before Christmas' comes a soldier's
observation of this wonder, which will intrigue and comfort military
families separated by war. There's a decidedly different holiday
atmosphere here: "When what to my thrill and relief should appear,
but one of our Blackhawks to give the all clear: more rattles and
rumbles! I heard a deep while, then up drove eight Humvees, a jeep close
behind...each vehicle painted a bright Christmas green with more lights
and gold tinsel tin·sel n. 1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration. 2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events. than I'd ever seen." |
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