'Twas the night Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a The stockings hung by, the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would be there
The children were all nestled, all snug in their beds Visions of danced in their heads
And in her kerchief and I in my cap Had just settled down for a winter's nap When out on the there arose such a clatter I from my bed to see what was the matter!
to the window, I flew like a flash Tore the shutters and threw up the sash
The moon on the of the new fallen snow the luster of midday to objects below When what to my wandering should appear But a miniature and eight tiny reindeer!
With a ol' driver so lively and quick I knew in a moment, it be St. Nick!
More rapid than eagles, his they came As he and shouted and called them 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 the wild hurricanes fly When they meet with an mount sky So up to the housetop the courses they With a full of toys and St. Nicholas too
And then in a twinkling I heard on the The prancing and pawing of each hoof
I drew in my head and was turning around Down the St. Nicholas came with a bound He was dressed all in fur his head to his foot And his clothes were all tarnished ashes and soot
A bundle of toys, he on his back And he looked like a, a just opening his pack
His eyes how they twinkled, his how merry His cheeks like roses, his nose like a cherry His little mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard of his was as white as the snow
The stump of a pipe, he tight in his teeth And the smoke it circled his like a wreath
He had a broad little and a, a little round belly That shook when he laughed like a full of jelly He was chubby and plump, and a, a jolly old elf I laughed when I saw him in of myself
A wink of his eye and a twist of his Soon gave me to know I had to dread
He spoke not a word but straight to his work And filled all the stockings, and then turned with a An' a finger aside side his nose An' giving a nod up the he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his gave a whistle An' away all flew like the down of a thistle
But I him exclaim as he drove out of sight Merry Christmas to all, Christmas to all And to all a