A Christmas Wassail for 2017 or Be You Healthy this Christmas

We’ve gathered here to wish you health -
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to all;
For you we raise a glass for wealth,
A heartfelt toast that’s not too small.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To one and all!

Ignored he sits, cold and homeless -
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to him dejected;
Hand outstretched, unloved and rootless,
By shoppers avoided, despised, rejected.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to all so cold and homeless!

Life so cruel passed him by -
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to you;
Christmas is coming, so much to buy,
God bless us all – so festive and true.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To all of us!

No job, no hope no cash to spare,
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to all in need;
Ignored by those without a care,
So Christmas is coming with children to feed.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! Christmas is coming!

Remember the dying of drought-struck Africa,
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to children of famine;
Orphans alone from Chad to Somalia,
Scratching existence from a soil so barren.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to children in famine!

Children of Yemen are no more,
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to the bearers of terror;
Defenceless and guiltless victims of war,
Raids demonic that bring such horror.

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To those that bomb!

Trump unchecked, tweets all round,
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl, good health for all?
“Fake news” he says - his friends confound,
What now? What now? - build a wall!

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To Smiley Kim-boy!

So raise your glasses, enjoy your health –
Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to all;
Happy are we, but what’s the truth?
A birth long past – a child so small?

Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! Indeed!

Wassail (Wikipedia) (Old English wæs hæl, literally 'be you healthy') refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider traditionally drunk as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient southern English drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year.