It Came Upon the Markets Now
Edmund Sears wrote, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” roughly 150 years ago, and it remains a beloved Christmas classic. So, please pardon my take for today:
It came upon the markets now, those strange, familiar chimes
Of bulls and pundits straining toward, the thrills of dollar signs
The sad and weary bears impart, the doom and unbearable sighs
But yah the bulls sing back the song and cheer the market highs
When through the wars and deficits, investors look on in awe
The fed insists the recession nigh, inflation now in thaw
Interest rates they’ll be cutting soon, and fears of doom bring sighs
And yah the bulls sing back the song, and cheer the market highs
O ye, beneath debt’s crushing load, opponents cannot row
Officials toil at every turn with painful steps and slow
Elections nearing relevance, calamity on the rise
And yah the bulls sing back the song, and cheer the market highs
Merry Christmas from all of us at Oak City Consulting. May the good news of great joy for all people be with you this year.
And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting father, the Prince of Peace.
Ross Roggensack
December 2023
Piece adapted from Edmund Sears’ “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
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