.'twas The Night Before Christmas Lyrics - This Christmas Aretha - Aretha Franklin

Twas the night before Christmas 

When all through the house 

Not a creature was stirring 

Not even a mouse 

The stockings all hung 

By the chimney with care 

In hopes that St. Nicholas 

Soon would be there 

The children were nestled 

All safe in their beds 

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 winters nap 

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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 

The moon on the breast 

Of the new fallen snow 

Gave the luster of midday 

To object below 

When, what to my wandering eyes 

Should appear 

But a miniature sleigh 

And eight tiny reindeer 

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With 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, now Vixen 

On Comet, on Cupid 

On Doner, and Blitzen" 

"To the top of the porch 

To the top of the wall 

Now dash away, dash away 

Dash away all" 

As dry leaves before the wild 

Hurricane fly when they meet 

With an obstacle 

Mount to the sky 

So up to the housetop 

The courses they flew 

With a sleigh full of toys 

And St. Nicholas too 

And 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. Nicholas 

Came with a bound 

He was dressed, all in fur 

From his head to his foot 

And his clothes 

Were all tarnished 

With ashes and soot 

A bundle of toys 

He had flung on his back 

And he looked like a peddler 

Just opening his pack 

His eyes, how they twinkle 

His dimples how merry 

His cheeks were like roses 

His nose like a cherry 

His drawl little mouth 

Was drawn up like a bow 

And the beard of his chin 

Was a white as the snow 

The stump of his pipe 

He held tight in his teeth 

And the smoke it 

Encircled his head like a wreath 

He had a broad face 

And a round little belly 

That shook when he laughed 

Like a bowl full of jelly 

He was chubby and plump 

A right jolly old elf 

I laughed when I saw him 

In spite of myself 

A wink of his eye 

And a twist of his head 

Soon gave me to know 

I had nothing to dread 

He spoke not a word 

But went straight 

To his work and filled 

All the stockings 

Then turned with a jerk 

An laying a finger 

Along side his nose 

An giving a nod 

Up the chimney he rose 

He sprang to his sleigh 

To his team gave a whistle 

An away, they all flew 

Like the down of a thistle 

But I heard him exclaim 

As he drove out of sight 

Happy Christmas to all 

And to all a goodnight 

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