'Twas the night before Christmas and all the house Not a creature was stirring, not a mouse The stockings were hung by, the chimney with care in that St. Nicholas soon be there
The children were all nestled, all snug in beds while Visions of sugarplums in their heads
And momma in her and I in my cap Had just settled for a long winter's nap out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from my bed to see was the matter!
Away to the window, I flew like a Tore open the shutters and up the sash
The moon on the of the new fallen snow Gave the of midday to objects below When what to my wandering eyes should But a miniature sleigh and tiny reindeer!
With a little ol' driver so lively and I knew in a moment, it be St. Nick!
More than eagles, his courses they came As he whistled and shouted and 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 before the hurricanes fly When they with an obstacle mount sky So up to the housetop the courses flew With a sleigh full of and St. Nicholas too
And in a twinkling I heard on the roof The and pawing of each little hoof
Ands I drew in my head and was around Down the chimney St. Nicholas with a bound He was dressed all in fur his head to his foot And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and
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 held in his teeth And the smoke it circled his like a wreath
He had a broad face and a, a little round belly 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 of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to
He not a word but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, and then turned a jerk An' laying a aside side his nose An' a nod up the chimney he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a An' away they all flew the down of a thistle
But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of Merry to all, Merry Christmas to all And to all a