{"id":3405,"date":"2011-12-19T14:16:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:13:50","slug":"twas-right-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/holiday-cards-and-tidbits\/twas-right-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Twas Right Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Twas right before Christmas, when all thro\u2019 the place
\nThe workers were working at such a great pace;
\nThe typists were typing the papers with care,
\nThe phones were a\u2019ringing, their sound filled the air;
\nThe clerks were nestled all snug at their desks,
\nWith visions of Turkeys still so picturesque.<\/p>\n

And Fran at the copier and I at the file
\ndecided to have coffee in just a short while;
\nWhen out in the hall there arose such a clatter,
\nWe sprang to the doorway to see what was the matter;
\nWhen what to our wondering eyes should appear
\nBut the boss his arms waving, his look full of fear.
\nMore rapid than eagles his voice how it came
\nAs he shouted and called us all by our name,
\nNow, Mary, now, Fran, now Alex and Brian
\nUp Gert and Up Greta Up Al and Up Simon.
\nTo the conference room quick there\u2019s no time like now
\nHe said, \u201cThis problem is bringing a frown to my brow\u201d.
\nThanksgiving has passed and December is here
\nAnd our Christmas cards<\/a><\/strong> order is too late I do fear
\nWhat can we do? We\u2019ll put our heads together
\nso as a team this crisis we\u2019ll weather.<\/p>\n

So off to the computers with all speed we did fly
\nTo search all the sites in the Internet sky,
\nAnd there to our wearying eyes did we find
\nA website that had many choices for our bind.
\nThere photo cards, business cards of choices a slew
\nThere were trees, bells, snowflakes and ornaments too.
\nWe pondered, we argued and then we decided
\non the card where both business and thank you resided
\nOff again we did run, our selection to toss
\nWith enthusiastic teamwork straight out to our boss.
\nA wink of his eye and a toss of his head
\nsoon gave us to know we had nothing to dread.
\nHe spoke not a word but to his desk he did dash
\nOrdering our Business Christmas cards in a flash.
\nBut we heard him exclaim as he ran out of sight,
\nWe\u2019ll wish all a Happy Christmas to our customer\u2019s delight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Twas right before Christmas, when all thro\u2019 the place The workers were working at such a great pace;…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1299,28,1292],"tags":[909,384,50,910],"class_list":["post-3405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-expressing-thanks","category-holiday-cards-and-tidbits","category-occasions-and-celebrations","tag-business-christmas-cards","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-cards","tag-personalized-christmas-cards","cs-entry"],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018Twas Right Before Christmas - Business Greeting Card Blogs & Etiquette | Gallery Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/holiday-cards-and-tidbits\/twas-right-before-christmas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Twas Right Before Christmas - 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