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Despite the fact that I'm pretty non-religious and live somewhere where snow is unheard of and Christmas falls in the middle of summer, my faves are O Holy Night and Winter Wonderland.

I also really like Six White Boomers - which is a pure Aussie Christmas carol.

Because I do this every year - Six White Boomers

As mentioned in the previous post - most Christmas carols/songs involve Christian imagery and/or copious quantities of snow.

There have been quite a few great Aussie Christmas songs written over the years. Hi-5's 'Santa Wear Your Shorts', the terribly depressing 'Santa Never Made It Into Darwin' and a variation of Jingle Bells involving a Holden ute.

But my favourite, and one I have known since I was a kid, is Six White Boomers, a song by Rolf Harris. I've made it a tradition to post the lyrics yearly around Christmas, so you folk in other countries can get an idea of the Christmas spirit here in Oz. :) Oh yeah, as Rolf Harris explains, a boomer is a big kangaroo.

Six White Boomers
by Rolf Harris

Early on one Christmas day a joey kangaroo
Was far from home and lost in a great big zoo
"Mummy? Where's my Mummy? They've taken her away."
*clip clop clip clop clip clop*
"We'll help you find your Mummy son. Hop up on the sleigh."

So up beside the bag of toys little Joey hopped
But they hadn't gone far when Santa stopped
Unharnessed all the reindeer and Joey wondered why
Then he heard a far off booming in the sky

*boom boom boom boom*

Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run

Pretty soon old Santa began to feel the heat
Took his fur lined boots off to cool his feet
Into one popped Joey, feeling quite okay
While those old man kangaroos kept pulling on the sleigh
HEY!

Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run

Then Joey said to Santa, "Santa what about the toys?
Aren't you giving some to these girls and boys?"
"Well they all had their presents Sonny, we were here last night
This trip is an extra trip. Joey's special flight."

Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run

Soon the sleigh was flashing past right over Marble Bar
"Slow down there!" cried Santa, "It can't be far
Hop up on my lap here Son and have a look around."
"There! There she is! That's Mummy! Bounding up and down."

Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run

Well that's the bestest Christmas treat that Joey ever had
Curled up in mother's pouch feeling snug and glad
The last they saw was Santa heading northwards from the sun
The only year the boomers worked a double run

Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run