The House with No Christmas Lights

“The House with No Christmas Lights” by Adam Lazarus

Mine is the house with no Christmas lights.
It’s the only dark house on the street.
I’m Jewish you see,
So it’s not meant to be.
During Christmas my house can’t compete.

Most people’s houses have Christmas lights.
Not mine. Though I never knew why?
So what I’m a Jew?
All my lights could be blue
In the shape of a dreidel or chai.

I’ll just call them lights, not “Christmas lights.”
And I won’t have a Santa or sleigh.
There’ll be no reds or greens,
Or nativity scenes,
But my menorah will blow you away!

People don’t realize that Christmas lights,
They’re really a Hanukkah thing.
The Yule stole the rights,
To our “Festival of Lights”,
And now my home’s dark until Spring.

So mine is the house with no Christmas lights.
It’s the only dark house on the block.
No reindeer. No elves.
You can see for yourselves,
When you go on your holiday walk.

Yes, mine is the house with no Christmas lights.
During Christmas we Jews take a breather.
Sure, without light
Our house ain’t as bright,
But we don’t get those Carolers either!

Copywright - Adam Lazarus 2008