Chickens roasting on an open fire
In the yard are buffaloes
Nepali folk songs being sung all the while
And women wrapped in sarees from head to toe

Everybody knows some fresh goat and some dhal bhat
Is the very best we’ve got
Nosy neighbors, Hindi pop blasting full
We’ll find it hard to sleep tonight

You know tomorrow is a busy day
We’ve got to cut the grass, weed the beds, and bale hay
And every mother’s child is going to spy
To see how much honey comes from the wild hive

And so I’m offering this simple phrase
In cities from New York to Kathmandu
I’m not sure it’s been said in quite this way, but
Merry Christmas from Nepal to You!