A Hugo & Cat Christmas...

A Hugo & Cat Christmas...

'Twas two weeks before Christmas and I must confess
So much planning and organising caused a big stress.

Everyone was working, busy with deadlines,

Immersed in projects, as if they were gold-mines.
Rachael and Johannes wouldn’t argue with that,

Cos each was a goldmine for Hugo & Cat.

The teams have been busy with lots of new sites,

And all of this work has caused somewhat of a fright

Fearing the worst Simon is losing his hair,

Even though NAT’s success was incredibly fair

Nokia’s project was filmed in conditions below zero
that’s how Karolina and Yannick became their new ‘Heroes’

Sony are hoping a scoop of the gifts

Yet all we really want is just a new lift!

Adding to the work the office move is underway,

With wires and cables shortly here to stay

Gareth was mourning the server that died

The internet went bust and the circuits were fried.

So he’s been expecting new servers from Dell

Finally they arrived, the wait had been hell.

There are servers and backup and storage to boot,

for Takeo, Caroline and Murray to fill with their loot.

Some guys came to install the new fingerprint alarm

Glad it’s not laser as eyes could have been harmed.

The last bit of code Joanna finished with care,

lighting her face with the monitors glare.

The teams have been busy with lots of websites

All the computing and tech stuff built up appetites

Suddenly outside there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my desk chair to see what’s the matter.

Above the scaffolding something appeared

in a tiny red sleigh drawn by eight tiny reindeer,

and a little red driver so lively and quick.

Mahen knew in a flash; It must be St. Nick

Those granddad pants look familiar, Rich Kivell said

But they are not mine, they’re Santa’s instead.

Federico and Davide, with Italian speciale

exclaimed in unison; Buon Natale

The corners of his mouth were turned up in a grin

and a fluffy white beard hung down from his chin.

A bottle of Isklar in his left hand was held

and a Sony Reader was strapped to his belt.

He was chubby and plump, a right silly old elf

Made Bastian laugh despite of himself.

Santa looked up, opened his mouth to speak

But nothing came out, his voice was too weak.

De La Cruz giggled like a little school girl

And Mumford joined in, spinning in twirls.

Kristof declared he knew what the problem was

Some rum was missing for poor Santa Claus.

After his tipple Saint Nick tried anew

This time success as his voice grew;
“Now it is Christmas, it is time for a break,

Sleep and relaxation and presents to make
Take some time off and some time to rejoice
Holiday season for all the girls and the boys.

“Hang on a minute, is this the right place?”

said Santa and turned red in the face.

“Rob has been naughty and Lee was a new dad,

sounds to me that too much fun has been had!”

“Ever since Ian found his girlfriend
Hardly any free time with work he’d spend.

When everyone gathers on Fridays for drinks
He’s gone like a flash before the eye blinks.”

Hmmm, who else is missing, let’s have a look
Josh is not here, he’s not playing by the book.

And where did Ulysses go, I can’t help but wonder

A long holiday taken to escape all the thunder.

He’s gone to see family very very far
I hope he brings me a Cuban cigar.

This is disaster Santa Claus said
I knew I shouldn’t have stepped out of bed
The journey was a long all the way to Bluebird
And look I even stepped in a reindeer turd.

Shaking his head, profanities he muttered
While all of the group just sat there gutted.

Drunk and disorderly Santa stopped his attack
He left with his reindeer and didn’t look back.

Afraid I must stop , because just as I knew;

spent too much time rhyming while I've got so much to do.

As I very well know, you care not of my plight,

so I say Merry Christmas and to all a good night.

:)

Dan K