Santa's First Flight

“Santa’s First Flight” Christmas Eve’s upon us A most wondrous night Many wonder where Santa Goes first on his flight It’s been the same For so many long years It’s not where you think It’s a place filled with tears Santa knows best And who gives us the right To be safe in our home On this most solemn night When my reindeer are ready And my sleigh is all packed My couriers know the journey No whip needs to be cracked On this glorious of nights Heaven opens its gates Santa fly’s up to heaven Now I mustn’t be late Tonight we celebrate The Bethlehem Child He gave us tonight So tender and mild I ask for His blessing On my journey tonight For I fly first to our warriors Who gave us this right His angels will fill On this Holiest of nights My bags with God’s blessings For our men and women who fight Then down to the earth My reindeer and I Fly first to a place Where war fills the sky I see in my sight A lonely abode Let’s settle the sleigh By that hut near the road I dust off my suit And approach the front door This ramshackle house Surely no one lives here no more I walk into the room To a Marine I give pause I soon settle his caution I said it’s me, Santa Claus Rest easy my son On this special of nights I have a gift from heaven From the creator of tonight He said Santa my friend I’m so happy to see That Christmas goes on In the land of the free Son here in my sack I have a gift from God It’s His love from heaven The Marine bowed with a nod His job is like yours To protect and defend Marine I can tell you Our God is your friend The Marine said Santa This is your busiest of nights Why come here first To the most horrid of sights To the Marine I replied Santa loves you the most You protect our freedom So Christmas I can host Without you my son On this Silent Night There would be no gifts No sleigh would take flight The Marine said to me Its time, you must fly Deliver your gifts Santa Now go, Semper Fi! I gave him a hug And placed God’s gift in his heart I jumped in my sleigh Yes now I can start Now the world knows Where I take my first flight I wish a Merry Christmas to all And to all a goodnight!