A Glider Pilots Christmas

by Mel Brockman, Silent Wings, December 1988

Oh! Let us speak of Christmas

At Bastogne in ‘44

When the Airborne saw Ole Santa come

In gliders by the score

They’d asked got their presents

Such as shells and gas for tanks

They also hoped for aid supplies

For the wounded in their ranks

With Santa flying the tow-plane

And GPs at the glider controls,

The Germans were caught astounded

Below in the snow and cold

‘Twas o’re forty years you’ll remember,

And the Airborne was in a tight fix,

So forgive them for not seeing gliders,

But a sled that belonged to St. Nick

If you’ve gone along with this story,

Then we know that you truly believe,

That their really is a Santa Claus

Bringing love on this Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas and best wished for you all and your families ~ Monique Taylor