Flockin' around the Christmas tree--
It's a pagan party romp
Adopted by Christianity,
Less rustic, with added pomp.

You might get a pentagramal feeling, drinking beer.
The voices one time were Gothy
As folks downed that liquid frothy.

Flockin' around the Christmas tree--
It's a hybrid holiday
That's adapted over centuries
In a new old-fashioned way.

Flockin' around the Christmas tree--
Season's spirits make you sing
As they might chant in Old English time:
Canne dón gehwilc waes hal-ing. [We can do some wassailing]

You might get a sedimental feeling in your beer
If it's Wiezen and looks sloppy,
It's unfiltered and quite hoppy.

Flockin' around the Christmas tree
It's a hybrid holiday
That's adapted over centuries
In a new old-fashioned way.