An Aussie Night Before Christmas Author:Yvonne Morrison We ran to the screen door, peeked cautiously out, Snuck onto the deck, then let out a shout. Guess what had woken us up from our snooze--But a rusty old ute pulled by eight mighty roos. — Christmas in the middle of the Australian summer means Santa has to find creative ways to deliver his presents. Yvonne Morrison's rollicking rewrite of the fa... more »mous old poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" gives the original version a hilarious Aussie twist.« less