The great city of Canterlot slept like an innocent child
A quiet hush over the capital so graceful and styled.
The fillies and ponies rested easy to believe
That tomorrow would be another great Hearth's Warming Eve.
Celestia and Luna spent this night together
These moments between they learned to treasure.
When all of the sudden their fireplace did roar
And out plopped out a stranger flat onto the floor!
"Identify yourself!" Luna did cry with fiery hot rage
Her long horn glowing bright and right to engage.
Celestia was less gung-ho about the man in the room
Calming her sister before she brought down his doom.
He wore a bright red suit and dark black boots
And a thick white beard with long-settled roots.
His cheeks were pink with a flushed healthy look
And whenever he moved his fat belly shook.
Before Celestia could ask the weird man his name
He jumped in a move that put Rainbow Dash to shame
And landed up with his belly jiggling like half-frozen honey
Speaking in a loud voice that gave Luna a run for her money.
"Ho ho ho!" he said and shook Luna's hoof with a smile
"You're hard mares to find! Hope this was worthwhile!"
Luna jerked back her leg and scowled at the stranger
Still seeing him as a grossly overweight danger.
"I don't mean to be rude," the white sister said next
"But why are you here?" she asked in a voice surely vexed.
The fat man laughed again and and took off his red cap
Tucking it under his arm and closing his mitted hands in a clap.
"Celestia and Luna, I'll make my story very quick,
You see, where I come from I'm known as St. Nick.
And every time 'round this year I go and deliver toys
To all the good little girls and good little boys!"
"Here is my problem," St. Nick said with remorse,
"I have eight magic reindeer that steer my course.
But they've fallen quite sick and can no longer fly
And Christmas will be canceled if I can't take to the sky."
"That's awful!" Celestia gasped, "What can we do?"
We'll provide whatever we can to help aid you!"
"Actually," Santa Claud said, putting his hat back in place
"What I need are two magical creatures of speed and grace."
"We'll be two beasts of burden." Luna said with a frown
"Not at all!" St. Nick replied with the joyful voice of a clown,
"I simply ask of both of you on this one cold winter night
That you stand in for my reindeer and help set things right!"
The white volunteered at once with her hoof up high,
Princess Luna drafted herself as well with a sigh.
"Excellent!" Santa said, and rubbed his bright pink nose
They went up the chimney with magic dust red as a rose.
They flew up the castle and when they came to the head
What did they see but but Santa's giant crimson sled?
"I'll drive it from behind and you two will pull!
"We can still make good time while the night is still full!"
Celestia and Luna took their places in front of the sleigh
While Santa crawled into the carriage and the reigns asway.
He struck the leather strips to goad the princesses to move
And Luna's eyes glowed bright to show that she did not approve.
When the two princesses lifted the big sled into the air
Santa called out their names from his carriage's chair.
"On Celestia! On Luna! Time to spread presents and gifts!
Our first stop's at Dover and her white cliffs!"
And so they took off, violating the laws of time and space
To arrive at Earth at a simply astoundingly quick pace.
And in a time that both princcesses could best reckon
All of England had been gifted in what seemed like a second.
With no time to waste they raced across Europe as well
No no time to dwaddle and no time to dwell
Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia too
Presents appeared wherever they flew
With the last present delivered, St. Nick jumped back on his ride
His relief and good cheer impossible to hide
"Celestia and Luna, I cannot express in the least
How much you have helped from the west to the east!"
"Always happy to help." Celestia replied with her radiant glow
Luna simply nodded so very slowly with her gaze held low.
"Luna, cheer up. " Santa said, "You helped save Christmas and more!"
If it weren't for you and your sister, children would find tomorrow a bore!"
"We thank thank for your gratitude, but we must admit
That after this night my sister and I will once again split
Our moments together a rare, and after this night
It will be hard to just visit my sister outright."
Santa scratched his great chin and his mind went to work
And he thought up a plan that made him smirk
"You two have done so much for me, and it wouldn't seem right
To thank you in some way for your help tonight."
The guards came into the chambers the morning
And when neither sister was there, they raised a warning
They searched high and low for the two sisters gone
With nopony else capable of raising the dawn
When all of the sudden the sun rose with a flash
And the guards tooks arms to quickly dash
And find the princess who was surely there
As the shadowy figure on the balcony stairs.
They burst on the scene with spears held level
Only to see the back of St. Nick's clothes as red as the devil.
He laughed and handed the captain a note
From a big pocket underneath his coat.
"Dear subjects," it read with hoofwriting so neat,
"Do not be alarmed if you could not find us to greet.
St. Nick here will use his magic to raise the sun and moon for our nation,
As for Luna and I, we'll be taking a vacation."