'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Not a creature was stirring, not a mouse The stockings were by, the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would be there
The were all nestled, all snug in their beds while Visions of danced in their heads
And in her kerchief and I in my cap Had just settled for a long winter's nap When out on the there arose such a clatter I from my bed to see what was the matter!
Away to the window, I flew like a Tore open the shutters and up the sash
The moon on the breast of the new snow Gave the luster of midday to below When what to my wandering eyes appear But a miniature and eight tiny reindeer!
With a ol' driver so lively and quick I in a moment, it must be St. Nick!
More rapid than eagles, his courses came As he whistled and shouted and called them by Now Dasher, now Dancer, now and Vixen On Comet, on Doner, an'
To the top of the porch, to the top of the Now dash-away, all
And as dry that before the wild hurricanes fly When they meet with an obstacle sky So up to the the courses they flew With a sleigh of toys and St. Nicholas too
And then in a twinkling I heard on the The prancing and of each little hoof
I drew in my head and was turning around Down the chimney St. Nicholas came a bound He was all in fur from his head to his foot And his clothes were all tarnished with 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 dimples how His cheeks were like roses, his like a cherry His drawl little mouth was up like a bow And the of his chin 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 little face 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 I saw him in spite of myself
A of his eye and a twist of his head gave me to know I had nothing to dread
He not a word but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, and then turned with a An' laying a finger aside side his An' a nod up the chimney he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his gave a whistle An' away they all flew the down of a thistle
But I heard him as he drove out of sight Merry to all, Merry Christmas to all And to all a