A Family Christmas: Charles Clement Moore: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas歌詞

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[00:10.53]Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
[00:13.62]Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse
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[00:16.80]The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
[00:19.59]In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there
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[00:23.22]The children were nestled all snug in their beds
[00:26.25]While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads
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[00:29.88]And mamma in her 'kerchief and I in my cap
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[00:33.66]Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap
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[00:38.76]When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
[00:42.15]I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter
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[00:45.72]Away to the window I flew like a flash
[00:48.12]Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
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[00:51.72]The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
[00:54.60]Gave the lustre of mid day to objects below
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[00:58.50]When what to my wondering eyes should appear
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[01:01.92]But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer
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[01:06.84]With a little old driver so lively and quick
[01:10.11]I knew in a moment it must be St Nick
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[01:13.98]More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
[01:17.19]And he whistled and shouted and called them by name
[01:20.34]Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen
[01:24.69]On Comet On Cupid on Donner and Blitzen
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[01:29.13]To the top of the porch to the top of the wall
[01:32.34]Now dash away Dash away Dash away all
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[01:37.29]As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
[01:41.19]When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky
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[01:45.03]So up to the house top the coursers they flew
[01:48.30]With the sleigh full of Toys and St Nicholas too
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[01:53.52]And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof
[01:56.55]The prancing and pawing of each little hoof
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[02:00.33]As I drew in my head and was turning around
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[02:03.66]Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound
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[02:07.47]He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot
[02:10.86]And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot
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[02:15.09]A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back
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[02:18.06]And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack
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[02:22.23]His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry
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[02:26.73]His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry
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[02:31.65]His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
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[02:35.25]And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow
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[02:39.81]The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth
[02:42.48]And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath
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[02:46.11]He had a broad face and a little round belly
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[02:49.59]That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly
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[02:53.91]He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf
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[02:57.75]And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself
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[03:02.16]A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
[03:04.80]Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread
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[03:08.40]He spoke not a word but went straight to his work
[03:12.06]And filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk
[03:16.41]And laying his finger aside of his nose
[03:19.32]And giving a nod up the chimney he rose
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[03:23.58]He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle
[03:27.27]And away they all flew like the down of a thistle
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[03:31.11]But I heard him exclaim 'ere he drove out of sight
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[03:34.77]Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night