The Twelve Days to Christmas
Andrea Lena DiMaggio,
Day One
I saw Mommy kissing Sandra Daws
Underneath the mistletoe last night
Since Daddy went away
And Sandra’s here to stay…
I’m just fine…I’m glad because
Sandra used to be Daddy Andy Daws
Then I saw Mommy hugging Sandra Daws
They finally look very happy now
So what if Sandra has mood swings
She still makes Mommy sing
Just call me Heather ‘ I’ve Got Two Mommies’ Daws
Day 2
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Have ourselves a merry little Christmas?
Do the best we can…
Maybe this is the year
we come out to our family as trans?
Have ourselves a merry little Christmas?
What’s the worst to fear…
That we put it off
to some indefinite far-off year?
Here we are as in olden days
un-emboldened days of yore
with some friends who might fear for us
as we retreat to the closet once more
Through the years I hope we’re not together
If I don’t come out
No reason we should both be filled with fear and doubt…
At least YOU should have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Day 3
I want some hormone blockers for this Christmas
Only testosterone blockers will do
Don't want a X-Box 1 or any toy
I want some hormone blockers to enjoy
(wouldn’t you?)
I want some hormone blockers for this Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to bring them in his sleigh
Just send them by FedEx, Hurray!
That's the easy thing to do
I can see me on a future Christmas morning,
looking in the bathroom mirror without a care
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see my mommy’s daughter standing there
Day 4
Oh the girl’s bathroom once was inviting
Bur now we’re stuck with fighting
And since we’ve no place to go
We’re feeling low, feeling low, feeling low
The resistance isn’t ending
so our rights we’ve been defending
It’s left us with so much woe
Feeling low, feeling low, feeling low
Getting bullied each day and night
We feel discouraged, wouldn’t you?
But since we’re down for this fight
It's Lambda Legal and maybe the A C L U?
The ignorance is slowly dying
Though each day is still really trying
We're thankful our families love us so
Since there's still a long road to hoe...
Day 5
Away in a shelter, no cot if you’re trans,
You’re welcome to stay if you dress as a man
The folks are well meaning but don’t really see
that a young woman I was may-ade to be
The wind is still howling outside bitter cold.
The shelter will welcome or so I was told.
I love you, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky.
Keep me warm in this alcove till morning is nigh.
Oh thank you Lord Jesus...now some understand,
Inclusive and loving; they're extending a hand!
Some churches are learning; which brings me great joy
Where I’m finally seen as a girl not a boy!
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Day 6
What Child is this
Who lies in rest
On Timmy’s bed is sleeping?
She looks familiar and very sweet,
While we this watch are keeping?
So wake her up and give her hugs ,
Come fam-i-ly…let’s hold her
No longer Tim but Mir-i-am
Let loving hearts embrace her….
This, this is our middle child,
With heart so precious and soul so mild
Haste, haste, to bring her love,
Our sister and our daughter
Day 7
Christmas time is here
Filled with joy and fear
Some are spurned
But some are not
Hey it’s something we can cheer
Ignorance ev’rywhere
Leaving us to care
Wish we all
Had someone who’d
be an answer to our prayer
She’s really not a girl
He’s really not a boy
Just to be seen as who we are
Would be the greatest joy….
Christmas time is here
With some growing hope, my dear
Some are loved
And more each day
Giving us some well-earned cheer
Day 8
I really can't stay (sorry, it's cold inside)
I've got to go way (sorry, it's cold inside)
The evening has been (I've been hoping you would)
So cold and sad (I'll watch you walk away)
Mommy doesn’t worry (here’s your coat, what's your hurry)
And Daddy will worries less (I agree I confess)
So really, I'd better leave (good decision I believe)
Well what’s left to say (here let me get the door)
Really don’t wanna go (You mind if I back away?)
What else can I do (sorry bro…’sis’ just won’t do)
I really can’t stay (don't let me keep you)
Since it's warmer outside
Day 9
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
In Eastern Pennsylvania
in a valley called Lehigh
Your shelters and your churches shine
A safe and warming light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in you tonight
Day 10
Let's dine out this Yule
pa-rum pum pum pum
There’s a new Chinese place
with terrific Dim-Sum,
‘I’ve got nothing to wear
my clothes are hum-drum’
you can raid my closet
and borrow some
What was I thinking
I felt so dumb, I felt so dumb I felt so dumb
And still hum drum
I’ve got to confess I said
par pum pum pum
I wasn’t honest and
I feel like a crumb
This is no phase I swear
pa-rum pum pum pum
More than in your clothes to wear
pa- rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum
do you still want me to come,
pa-rum pum pum pum
for Dim-sum?
She smiled and said to me
Pa rum pum pum pum
It’s really not a prob
Pa rum pum pum pum
Since I always liked girls more
Pa rum pum pum pum
So you’ll be my wife instead
Pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum
as she hummed
Then She winked at me
Pa rum pum pum pum
And we’re bli-i-i-i-some
Day 11
I'll be home for Christmas
though I no longer look like me
Not son but daughter, don’t you know
I’m just a brand new me
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
finally the me of my dreams
I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Just now you can call me
Linda instead of Lee
Christmas Eve will find me
Where your love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
The Christmas of my dreams
The Christmas of my dreams
On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me.....
shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
Chanukah blessings
Love for folks of all faiths
and those who hold no faith
and a Joyous and prosperous New Year
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Words and music by
Tommy Conner
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Words and music by
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Words and music by
Johnny Rox
Let it Snow
Words and music by
Sammy Cahn and Jules Styne
Away in a Manger
music by
James Murray
What Child Is This
Words by William Chatterton Dix
Music traditional English ‘Greensleeves’
Christmas Time Is Here
Words and music by
Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Words and music by
Frank Loesser
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Words and music by
Rev. Phillip Brooks and Lewis Redner
Carol of the Drum
Words and music by
Katherine Kennikott Davis
