'Twas the night before Christmas and all the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a The stockings were by, the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be
The children were all nestled, all snug in their beds Visions of sugarplums danced in their
And in her kerchief and I in my cap Had just settled down for a winter's nap out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I from my bed to see what was the matter!
Away to the window, I flew a flash Tore open the and threw up the sash
The moon on the breast of the new snow Gave the luster of to objects below When what to my eyes should appear But a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer!
With a little ol' driver so lively and I knew in a moment, it be St. Nick!
More rapid than eagles, his they came As he whistled and shouted and called by name Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and On Comet, on Doner, an'
To the top of the porch, to the top of the Now dash-away, all
And as dry leaves that before the wild fly When meet with an obstacle mount sky So up to the the courses they flew With a sleigh full of toys and St. too
And in a twinkling I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of little hoof
Ands I drew in my head and was around the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound He was all in fur from his head to his foot And his were all tarnished with ashes and soot
A bundle of toys, he sprung on his And he looked like a, a peddler just opening his
His eyes how they twinkled, his how merry His cheeks were like roses, his nose a cherry His drawl mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard of his was as white as the snow
The stump of a pipe, he held tight in his And the it circled his head like a wreath
He had a broad little face and a, a little round That shook when he laughed like a bowl of jelly He was chubby and plump, and a, a right old elf I laughed I saw him in spite of myself
A wink of his eye and a twist of his gave me to know I had nothing to dread
He spoke not a but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, and then turned a jerk An' laying a finger aside side his An' giving a nod up the he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a An' away they all flew like the down of a
But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of Merry Christmas to all, Merry to all And to all a