There’s mayhem at the venue, for the staff have just arrived

to find some needed Yuletide cheer – they’re feeling joy-deprived!

They’ve worked so hard throughout the year (or so they all believe),

and now it’s time to hit the floor and rock this Christmas Eve!

*

There’s Terry, the accountant, who is dressed up to the nines.

He doesn’t drink much as a rule, but watch him hit the wines!

Tonight poor Terry may become a momentary hero,

but we suspect, when dawn’s light hits, he’ll feel more like a zero.

*

There’s Agatha, the boss’s secretary, at the bar.

She may be getting on in years, but still thinks she’s a star.

She’s known as quite the maneater, so office men, beware!

When Aggie bats her eyelashes, just get right out of there!

*

Oh dear – I think that’s Angela beneath that pack of guys.

They said they’re playing Twister, but it’s foreplay in disguise!

I hear some squeaks of protest, so let’s shoo them all away

so Angela can breathe and live to fight another day!

*

Now Charlie has a firm belief he’s God’s gift as a dancer,

But, truth be told, to lure the girls, his moves are not the answer.

His wild gyrations make one think of sick demented spiders –

they’re wilder still once Charlie boy has had too many ciders.

*

Now look who’s disappeared around the corner – Jack and Jill!

I’m guessing that they haven’t gone to stroll upon a hill.

I’m taking bets they didn’t go to fetch a pail of water.

Poor Jack had better watch himself, for Jill’s the boss’s daughter!

*

The mistletoe is dangling over Stevo’s reddened face.

He’s trying hard to kiss the girls, but he’s just a disgrace!

If ever they were tempted, they’d decide against it quickly –

his breath smells like a toilet and his beard is really prickly!

*

I think it’s best to leave them now as they cavort and drink.

God knows what else unfolds tonight and what the boss may think!

Let’s hope that no-one’s loosened tongue unfurls in acts of treason.

Let’s hope that they remember there’s a Reason for the Season.