This morning I was looking for a song Dad (John Dwyer) used to sing and came across a bunch he collected way back when. This is the transcript of a truly Northwest song from a newspaper advertisment clipping I found in a loose leaf binder.

The First Eight Days of a Puget Sound Christmas
lyrics by Ivar Haglund
(To the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas")

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a seagull in a fir tree.

One the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two dozen oysters and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, four silver salmon, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, five red snappers, four silver salmon, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, six sacks of clams, five red snappers, four silver salmon, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, seven shiny smelt, six sacks of clams, five red snappers, four silver salmon, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a totem pole from a cedar tree, seven shiny smelt, six sacks of clams, five red snappers, four silver salmon, three cracked crabs, two dozen oysters, and a seagull in a fir tree.

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Once again we at Ivar's have exercised our franchise on Christmas Day closing. As usual, I was soundly defeated.

The Vote:
In favor of closing:   99
Undecided, but leaning slightly, (Ivar's Uncle Thorvaald) 1
Against closing (Ivar)    1
Total 101

Merry Christmas and Keep Clam,

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