Christmas Carols from the KMSA

I, Sir Hook of Warrick, as a Founding Father of the Knights of Moleskine, Spirit and Ale...have taken the liberty to "TWEAK" this post, originally from Sir Dayvd of Oxfordshire. As you can see from the Christmas Card above...there is an upside to Caroling!

Sir Dayvd; however, is sharing some ingenious parody with his original post...AMERICAN INSURANCE GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS CAROLERS:

Guide to Health & Safety and Equality Considerations for Christmas Songs

The Rocking Song

Little Jesus, sweetly sleep, do not stir; We will lend a coat of fur, We
will rock you, rock you, rock you, We will rock you, rock you, rock you:

Fur is no longer appropriate wear for small infants, both due to risk of

allergy to animal fur, and for ethical reasons. Therefore faux fur, a

nice cellular blanket or perhaps micro-fleece material should be

considered a suitable alternative.

Please note, only persons who have been subject to a Criminal Records

Bureau check and have enhanced clearance will be permitted to rock baby

Jesus. Persons must carry their CRB disclosure with them at all times

and be prepared to provide three forms of identification before rocking

commences.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way

A risk assessment must be submitted before an open sleigh is considered

safe for members of the public to travel on. The risk assessment must

also consider whether it is appropriate to use only one horse for such a

venture, particularly if passengers are of larger proportions.

Please note, permission must be gained from landowners before entering

their fields. To avoid offending those not participating in

celebrations, we would request that laughter is moderate only and not

loud enough to be considered a noise nuisance.

While Shepherds Watched

While shepherds watched
Their flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around

The union of Shepherd's has complained that it breaches health and

safety regulations to insist that shepherds watch their flocks without

appropriate seating arrangements being provided, therefore benches,

stools and orthopaedic chairs are now available. Shepherds have also

requested that due to the inclement weather conditions at this time of

year that they should watch their flocks via cctv cameras from centrally

heated shepherd observation huts.

Please note, the angel of the lord is reminded that before shining his /

her glory all around she / he must ascertain that all shepherds have

been issued with glasses capable of filtering out the harmful effects of

UVA, UVB and Glory.

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

You are advised that under the Equal Opportunities for All policy, it is

inappropriate for persons to make comment with regard to the ruddiness

of any part of Mr. R. Reindeer. Further to this, exclusion of Mr R

Reindeer from the Reindeer Games will be considered discriminatory and

disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty of this

offence.

A full investigation will be implemented and sanctions - including

suspension on full pay - will be considered whilst this investigation

takes place.

Little Donkey

Little donkey, little donkey on the dusty road Got to keep on plodding
onwards with your precious load

The ASPCA have issued strict guidelines with regard to how heavy a load

that a donkey of small stature is permitted to carry, also included in

the guidelines is guidance regarding how often to feed the donkey and

how many rest breaks are required over a four hour plodding period.

Please note that due to the increased risk of pollution from the dusty road, Mary and Joseph are required to wear face masks to prevent inhalation of any

airborne particles. The donkey has expressed his discomfort at being

labelled 'little and would prefer just to be simply referred to as Mr.

Donkey. To comment upon his height or lack thereof may be considered an

infringement of his equine rights.

We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star

Whilst the gift of gold is still considered acceptable - as it may be

redeemed at a later date through such organisations as 'cash for gold'

etc, Gifts of frankincense and myrrh are not appropriate due to the potential

risk of oils and fragrances causing allergic reactions. A suggested gift

alternative would be to make a donation to a worthy cause in the

recipients name or perhaps give a gift voucher.

We would not advise that the traversing kings rely on navigation by

stars in order to reach their destinations and suggest the use of AAA

routefinder or satellite navigation, which will provide the quickest

route and advice regarding fuel consumption. Please note as per the

guidelines from the ASPCA for Mr Donkey, the camels carrying the three

kings of Orient will require regular food and rest breaks. Facemasks for

the three kings are also advisable due to the likelihood of dust from

the camels hooves.

Away in a Manger

No Crib for a bed - Social services???????

And to end this fine Christmas Post...in the Spirit of a gift that keeps on giving...and a gift given to me last night by Lady Suzanne and Sir Bowie of Greenbriar, which they said, "Personified me perfectly"...I give you, once again, Sir Fartsalot and His Merry Band of Perfumed Air Carolers....

Sir Dayvd from the Grinch Department of Oxfordshire & Sir Hook aka Sir Fartsalot of Warrick