Published by Tippermuir Books Ltd the Scots version – The Nicht Afore Christmas – was translated by Mrs McFarlane and illustrated by Rosemary Cunningham. It begins with the well-known lines “Twis the nicht afore Christmas, whan aa through the hoose, nae a craitur wis steerin, no een a moose” and is set in the Scottish context of a family living at the National Trust for Scotland tenement house in Garnethill, Glasgow.
Watch Mrs McFarlane and Strathallan Prep pupils, Eric and Isla read parts of the poem here:
Purchase a copy before Christmas by following this link.
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