I wouldn't know about Cappeau being an atheist, but if true it'd be par for the course, wouldn't it? Look up the authorship of the most beloved, oft-played Christmas songs and you'll find plenty were not written by Christians, but by Jewish songmeisters.
In return, here's a carol from someone I've long held in the highest esteem, the incomparable Walt Kelly:
Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Polly wolly cracker n' too-da-loo!
Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloup, 'lope with you!
Chollie's collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!
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