Christmas Time in Australia is not like it is anywhere on earth. The heat is rough going for good old Santa Claus! See how he deals with it! Even the nights remain very hot. So how does Santa do his 'Aussie Christmas Run, ' if his Santa suit is too hot to wear, and his reindeer would almost melt away? Well, Australia is the only country in the world where Santa will harness up his six white Boomers, and 'dress down' for his special task of delivering gifts to the kids of the outback. Now, if you are really, really lucky, on a starry, moonlit outback night, you may catch a glimpse of Santa with his hair and whiskers tied up, and wearing his 'Jackie Howe', his shorts, and a pair of thongs. Yes, even Santa and his Boomers must beat the heat to get the outback Christmas deliveries done.

Reproduction of the original.

Now a second volume of Bush Ballads and Yarns in the same style, has been compiled by Jack – Bronco Harry’s Last Ride. Bush Poetry Awards Won by Jack Drake • Bush Poet of the Year, 2001. The Asthma Foundation of NSW • Winner, Original Performance, National Bush Poetry Championship. Brisbane EKKA 2001 • The Tenterfield Oracles of the Bush, Written 1999, Performance 2000 & 2001 • Australian Bush Laureate Awards at Tamworth, Finalist with The Cattle Dog’s Revenge CD, 2002 • Australian Bush Laureate Awards at Tamworth, Finalist with Dinkum Poetry CD, 2003 • Golden Gumleaf Trophy at the Australian Bush Laureate Awards at Tamworth,2004 for • best, Original Verse Book of the Year with The Cattle Dog’s Revenge Bush Ballads and • Yarns published by CQUPress. Second publication by Boolarong Press. • Australian Bush Laureate Awards at Tamworth. Finalist with Bronco Harry’s Last Ride CD, 2006 • Golden Gumleaf Trophy at the Australian Bush Laureate Award at Tamworth for Best • Album of the year 2011 with his CD Australian Bush Poetry Classics The Australian bushman’s sense of humour is legendary: dry, laconic and with a good bite. Jack Drake is one of Australia’s best writers and reciters of this comic bush verse. But he also has a great sense of the farcical and the crazy tall story. These are more ballads and yarns you’ll be wanting to recite in the evenings on the verandah. Again, we guarantee a belly-full of laughs or your money back.