Created by Bob Youden, this story parodies the lives of Newfoundlanders, from their dialect to their eating and drinking habits. Here, Santa’s arrival reminds the narrator of when “Garge Murphy fell h’off d’flake ladder,” and Saint Nick is called “d’red skipper.” Still, the book never veers into malice, but pokes gentle fun at Youden’s real-life neighbors and homelands.

The Night Before Christmas in Newfoundland
By Bob Youden
Edited by Al Clouston
St. John's, Newfoundland: A. Clouston, 1985

Nancy H. Marshall "A Visit From St. Nicholas" Collection
Rare Book PS8597.O57 N54 1985