Friday, December 19, 2025

The Week Before Christmas, from Our Favorite Verses

 It's the week before Christmas, the shopping's not done,

The cards are not written, no, not even one.

Few gifts have been purchased, and those are unwrapped.

The list of the things the kids want is untapped.

The lights are still sitting alone in their box.

For some reason, the stockings are in with the socks.

The tree is still naked, no wreath on the door,

The house is in shambles, there's dust on the floor.

The laundry needs washing, and drying and folding.

The sink's full of dishes, (though no one is scolding).

No pies and no cookies are being prepared.

The bedrooms are needed, they have to be aired!

The Writer is standing atop of the stairs,

Weeping and wringing her hands in despair.

"I try to start early, I do," she will say,

"But somehow each year the time just gets away."

"I've seen this before," Vroni says to her friends.

"We have to do something! This rant never ends!"

"We all can pitch in," says Mariah with glee.

"It will be lots of fun! I can't wait for the tree!"

We then guide The Writer to sit were it's cozy,

We tell her to stay, not to watch or be nosy.

One of us brings her a nice cup of tea.

We then put a Christmas show on the TV.

Many hands make light work, as the old saying goes,

Even hands that are tiny, as any doll knows.

If the dolls work together the work goes away.

It stops being work and then turns into play.

Two dolls do the laundry and then make the beds.

One doll bakes cookies and pie and then bread.

She washes the dishes now piled in the sink.

It seems to go fast, it is quick as a wink.

Two dolls run the vacuum and one mops the floor.

One doll climbs up, puts a wreath on the door.

One doll addresses the envelopes neatly.

Another puts stamps on and seals them completely.

One doll takes the list and then orders online.

Two-day shipping and gift wrap, he knows will save time.

Then one writes this poem. (You will know who's our poet!)

One chooses the photos. (Who that is, you will know it.)

Now still with one week left before the big day,

The Writer looks forward to guests who will stay,

To singing the carols, to eating the food,

Relaxing, enjoying the holiday mood.


If you find you need help, just look to a doll.

Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas to all!



Special note: This poem is one of those featured in Our Favorite Verses: Poems from The Doll's Storybook


Cast--
Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
Pippa: Götz Little Kidz Lotta

The dolls were reading The Night Before Christmas. This year's book is a Random House PICTUREBACK book illustrated by Douglas Corsline. The original story is attributed to Clement C. Moore and has been printed in many variations. You can find out more here.

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Do you have questions or comments for us? Would you like to order an autographed copy of one of our books? You can email us at thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz, Classic Kidz or Little Kidz. If you like these stories and are willing, please make a donation of any amount to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or any organization that supports pediatric cancer research and treatment. We are not affiliated with St. Jude in any way other than these donations.

"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
Watch for the next story each Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.

Do you like our stories? Some of them are available in print:

The stories in Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are Being LittleBesties and Distraction.

The stories in Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are Best BudsGetting What You Want and The Boys Cook Dinner.

The stories in Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are Little Green GreatcoatThe Boy Doll Who Cried Wolf and Lost in the Woods.

Our book of poems, Our Favorite Verses: Poems from The Doll's Storybook includes Valentine's DayKeeping PetsBack to School, Victor the VultureThe Week Before Christmas, Insomnia and Veronika's Vocabulary Verses.

The stories in More Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are Welcoming a StrangerThe RescueUnmaskedFuzzy Town––A Play and Sky Blue.

Available now from BookBaby and other booksellers: Billy: Stories from The Doll's Storybook. The Stories in Billy: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are Talking About BoysChangesShhhhh!Staying After and Money in a Jar.


If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less, because the vendor gets a cut. The Writer's author's page at Book Baby is here. Scroll down and click on any of the books that interest you. Find our books at Barbara's Bookstore as well, or ask your library to get them for you.

Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.

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