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'Twas the night before Christmas, and here On The Coast: a CBC holiday story

CBC's On The Coast asked listeners to offer up lines for a holiday story, and this is what they came up with.

CBC listeners create a uniquely Vancouver Christmas tale

A graphic of Ryan Reynolds flying Santa's sleigh over Vancouver
You couldn't possibly think Vancouverites wouldn't include Ryan Reynolds in a very Vancouver Christmas story, could you? (Duk Han Lee/CBC News Graphics)

The holiday season is upon us, which often means gathering with loved ones to celebrate the year gone by, and in some cases, sharing songs and stories that mean something special.

The team at On The Coast, CBC's afternoon radio show in Vancouver, askedlisteners to contribute a line or two each day to help create a coastal Christmas storysimilar to one you may have heard once or twice.

Here is the result:

'Twas the night before Christmas, and here on the coast,

A big snowfall was forecast, 20 feet at most.

The roads should be passable, saltedand bare.

But bus drivers on bridges began to despair!

When what should I see on the roadway below?

Ryan Reynolds and crew shooting a new show.

I could see he was hatless, snow was falling, and how!

So out of my car window, I threw my tuque down.

The camera is rolling; the AD yells, "Slate!"

The director yells, "Action!" butRyan yells, "Wait!"

"I remember this tuque from my youth in Vancouver."

Then he dashed from the set in a Deadpool manoeuvre.

"Why, this hat is from TREK," he said with a smile,

"My old outdoor ed program. Man, it's been a while!"

The moon glistened brightly on each skyscraper and house,

Giving a magical lustre to Mt. Seymourand Grouse.


Story written in collaboration by CBC On The Coast listenersLorne Davidson, The Matinee (Vancouver band), Diana Damstrom-Albach, Jari Brenner, Bernie Moore, Lyndia Scott, Rob Hood,Marc Solymosi,Julie NishiandLoriane Campos-Karasmanis.