Reading "Cajun Night Before Christmas"

Years ago, Audrey found a book called Cajun Night Before Christmas at the library's used book sale. We had never heard of it but found the book, written to affect the rural Louisiana dialect, was almost as much fun to read as "Fox in Socks" by Dr. Seuss. Last year the family even got me to read it to Fenya's boyfriend, Bobby, and I don't think our relationship was really at the "read me a story" stage at that point.

I don't have as much cause to read it anymore, and despite having some younger people in our lives again, like our grandson Robin, there probably won't be any opportunity to read it aloud in person this year. Thanks 2020...

But Audrey thought committing a reading to posterity might be a good idea, and Glory was willing to help light and shoot it, so I eventually relented and we recorded it tonight.

(If there is no embedded video above, here is the YouTube link.)

\Cajun Night Before Christmas was originally presented as an ad for a New Orleans car dealership, and won a CLIO award in 1967 to boot. An adaptation of this ad ended up being the first children's book for Pelican Publishing, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. It was joined eventually by Alaska Night Before Christmas, Texas Night Before Christmas and Artist's Night Before Christmas. 

Maybe someday I will have the opportunity to read you this story in person - my willingness to do so will depend on many variables including time, mood, and the quality and strength of your egg nog. But in the meantime, I hope you enjoy a cheesy reading of a regional interpretation of a yuletide classic.

Merry Christmas, y'all.