night lights
hillbilly night afore christmas
christmas has come to the mountain country of appalachia and st. nicholas has begun his annual journey southward bringing happiness to youngsters of all ages . in appalachia however it is christmas with a difference . this delightful addition to pelicans night before christmas series transforms st. nick into a jolly twinkly eyed mountain man named sainty . he has grandpappy whiskers a how dye do grin and drives a gift laden buck board pulled swiftly through the sky by eight plump friendly black bears . before the night is through sainty will visit all the good little boys and girls throughout the mountains and hills . as he begins his journey homeward the narrator calls out loud and clear merry christmas ole boy yall come back yuh hear
a version of the famous christmas poem done in appalachian dialect tells the story of saintys visit in a buckboard pulled by eight friendly black bears