THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, FM STYLE
An adaptation by Charles C. Carpenter, CFM
On the First day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
A Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Second day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Third day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Fourth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Fifth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Sixth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Seventh day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Eighth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Ninth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Nine Doors a-squeaking
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Tenth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Ten Guards a-sleeping
Nine Doors a-squeaking
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Eleventh day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Eleven Funky Smellings
Ten Guards a-sleeping
Nine Doors a-squeaking
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our Pine Tree.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas my Help Desk sent to me
Twelve Trash cans overflowing
Eleven Funky Smellings
Ten Guards a-sleeping
Nine Doors a-squeaking
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our pine tree.
On the 13th day of Christmas
[because facility managers never get a day off]
my Help Desk sent to me
Thirteen False Alarmings
Twelve Trash cans overflowing
Eleven Funky Smellings
Ten Guards a-sleeping
Nine Doors a-squeaking
Eight Roofs a-leaking
Seven Plumber cracks showing
Six Breakers Tripping
Five Lost Desk Keys
Four Illegal Heaters
Three Cold Calls
Two Clogged Toilets
And a Stray Cat in our pine tree!
Charles Carpenter is the the magazine’s FM Frequency Columnist.
Last week, he shared his FM adaption of Frosty the Snowman (FM).
