'Twas The Night Before Christmas

T'was the night before Christmas

When all through the house

Not a creature was stirring

Not even a mouse

The stockings were hung

By the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas

Soon would be there

The children were nestled

All snuggled in bed

While visions of sugarplums

Danced in their heads

And mom in her kerchief

And I in my cap

Had just settled down

For a long winter's nap

When out on the lawn

There arose such a clatter

I sprang from my bed

To see what was the matter

Away to the window

I flew like a flash

Tore open the shutters

And threw up the sash

What to my wandering eyes

Should appear

But a miniature sleigh

And eight tiny reindeer

A little ol' driver

So lively and quick

I knew in a moment

It must be St. Nick

More rapid than eagles

His courses they came

As he whistled and shouted

And called them by name

Now Dasher, now Dancer

Now Prancer and Vixen

On Comet, on Cupid

On Doner and Blitzen

Top of the porch

To the top of the wall

Now dash away, dash away

Dash away all

So, up to the housetop

The courses they flew

With a sleigh full of toys

And St. Nick, too

Then in a twinkling

I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing

Of each little hoof

As I drew in my head

And was turning around

Down the chimney St. Nick

Came with a bound

Dressed all in fur

From his head to his foot

And his clothes were all covered

With ashes and soot

A bundle of toys