Pour les anglo-yiddishisants :
HANUCCAH GREETINGS
> IT WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHANUKAH...
> OY! WHAT A SHOCK!
> SOMEBODY OUTSIDE
> WAS PICKING OUR LOCK!
>
> AND THERE AT THE DOOR
> STOOD A 'ZAYDA' IN BLUE-
> AND HE WORE ON HIS KUPP
> A BLUE YARMULKA, TOO!
>
> HIS PUNIM WAS SHAIN-
> EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE IT!
> 'ROUND HIS NECK HUNG A CHAIN
> WITH A GOLD MOGEN DOVID!
>
> HE WORE SILKEN TSITZES
> BENEATH HIS WOOL VEST,
> AND A SMALL FLAG OF ISRAEL
> WAS DRAPED ON HIS CHEST!
>
> HE SAID: 'I'M NO BURGLAR,
> SO PLEASE DON'T BE NERVOUS.
> I'M THE SPIRIT OF CHANUKAH,
> HERE AT OUR SERVICE!'
>
> 'MENCHEN ALL CALL ME
> 'REB' SHALOM SHAPIRO!
> WITHOUT ME, THIS YOM-TOV
> MIGHT NEED A NEW 'HERO!''
>
> 'I VISIT ALL YIDLACH,
> AND BRING - KINNAHORRA-
> GOOD FORTUNE AS BRIGHT
> AS A GLOWING MENORAH!'
>
> 'ICH SHLEPP LOTS OF BLESSINGS
> AND CHANUKAH GELT,
> AND JOYS THAT ARE TAKKA
> THE BEST IN DER VELT!'
>
> 'IF YOU KNOW NICE MENCHEN,
> I'LL VISIT THEM QUICK,
> AND I'LL BRING THEM GEZUNT
> AND A HOUSEFUL OF GLICK!'
>
> SO WE SENT HIM TO YOUR HOUSE,
> AND SHOOK HANDS AND PARTED.
> HE SHOUTED, 'SHALOM!'
> OUT THE DOORWAY HE DARTED!
>
> HE RAN TO A WAGON
> WITH HORSES AHEAD.
> HE FED THEM SOME BAGELS,
> AND HERE'S WHAT HE SAID:
>
> 'LET'S GO, MOISH AND MENDEL!
> MAKE QUICK, MOE AND YUSSLE!
> PLEASE GIVE A RUSH, MALKAH!
> HEY, HYMIE, PLEASE HUSTLE!'
>
> THEN THEY RACED LIKE THE WIND!
> AND THEY GALLOPED SO SHNELL,
> ALL HIS CLOTHING BLEW OFF,
> AND HIS GATKES AS WELL!
>
> SOON HE WAS SO KALT
> THAT HIS TUSHIE TURNED BLUISH!
> HE MOANED AND HE HOLLERED
> IN ENGLISH AND JEWISH!
>
> SO, DON'T ACT EMBARRASSED,
> AND PLEASE DON'T BE RUDE
> WHEN THAT FROSTBITTEN ZAYDA
> ARRIVES IN THE NUDE!
>
> QUICK! WRAP HIM IN BLANKETS!
> DON'T BEAT 'ROUND THE BUSH'!
> AND TIE A HOT WATER BAG
> ON HIS COLD TUSH!
>
> QUICK! FEED HIM SOME CHICHEN SOUP
> HEISS AS CAN BE!
> AND GIVE HIM SOME SHNAPPS
> AND A GLEZ'L HOT TEA!
>
> 'CAUSE HE BRINGS YOU A HOUSEFUL
> OF CHANUKAH WISHES
> AS WARM AND GESHMOCK
> AS PLATE OF HOT KNISHES!
>
> AND HE BRINGS THEM FROM OUR HOUSE
> SO FRIENDLY AND BRIGHT,
> SO YOUR HOUSE WILL KEEP GLOWING
> WITH CHANUKAH LIGHT.
>
> PLUS JOY SWEET AS TSUKKER,
> AND PEACE AND GOOD-CHEER
> AND EVERYTHING FRAYLACH
> EACH DAY OF THE YEAR!
>
> AND NONE IN YOUR FAMILY
> WILL BE A SHLEMAZEL,
> FOR LIFE WILL BRING EACH OF YOU
> SIMCHAS AND MAZEL!
>
> AND ALL THROUGH THE FUTURE
> YOUR HOPES WILL COME TRUE,
> AND HIMMEL WILL BLESS
> YOUR MISHPOCHA AND YOU!!!