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From our Submarines Association of Australia members to your members, we wish you a very happy, holy and not to cold a Christmas (our temperature will be 88 degrees Fahrenheit). May Your Christmas be filled with Joy and Happiness and the year that follows full of promise and good health.
An Aussie Santa

An Australian Christmas Poem for you,

Christmas in Australia
There was no snow in the Outback,
When Baby Jesus was born that night.
Just a mother singing dreamtime,
Saw the shining star so bright.
Now the children in the cities,
Are hanging lights upon the trees,
When it's Christmas in Australia,
Bringing joy to you and me.

When it's Christmas in Australia,
The So'thern Cross shines bright,
From Darwin to Tasmania,
On a joyful Christmas night.

They'll be ringing bells in Adelaide,
And Perth will shine her lights,
Singing carols all through Queensland,
On that warm December night.
On Melbourne streets, at Sydney-town,
The jacaranda blossoms lie,
A purple mantle across Australia,
Beneath our so'thern sky.

When it's Christmas in Australia,
The So'thern Cross shines bright,
From Darwin to Tasmania,
On a joyful Christmas night.

The farmer and the cityfolk,
All bow their heads and pray,
To Little Baby Jesus,
Born long ago and far away.
Just an infant in a manger,
Who'll fill the world with love and joy,
When it's Christmas in Australia,
Peace to every girl and boy.

When it's Christmas in Australia,
The So'thern Cross shines bright,
From Darwin to Tasmania,
On a joyful Christmas night.

Ringing bells across Australia
On a joyful Christmas night.

Enjoy your Christmas with your family and may the New Year be filled with prosperity and Good Health.

Hope to see you in Kiev.

Zdzislaw (Sid) Czabotar
President Submarines Association of Australia (WA Branch)"

from Juergen Weber

"Dear Captain Kurdin,

With this short message I want to thank You for our good and interesting cooperation during this year, and wish You:

a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Best regards,
Kenneth Gustavsson"