'twas The Night Before Christmas Lyrics - Loretta Lynn

Twas 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 snug in their beds 

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads 

And mamma in her 'kerchief 

and I in my cap 

Had just settled our brains 

for a long winter's nap 

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When out on the lawn 

there arose such a clatter 

I sprang from the 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 lustre of mid-day 

to objects below 

When, what to my 

wondering eyes should appear 

But a miniature sleigh 

and eight tinny reindeer 

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With a little old driver, so lively and quick 

I knew in a moment 

it must be St Nick 

More rapid than eagles 

his coursers they came 

And he whistled, and shouted 

and called them by name! 

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! 

now, Prancer and Vixen! 

On, Comet! On, Cupid! 

on, on Donner 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 that before 

the wild hurricane fly 

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky 

So up to the house-top 

the coursers they flew 

With the 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 twinkled! 

his dimples how merry! 

His cheeks were like roses 

his nose like a cherry! 

His droll little mouth 

was drawn up like a bow 

And the beard of his chin 

was as white as the snow 

The stump of a pipe 

he held tight in his teeth 

And the smoke it encircled 

his head like a wreath 

He had a broad face 

and a little round belly 

That shook when he laughed 

like a bowlful of jelly! 

He was chubby and plump 

a right jolly old elf 

And 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 

And laying his finger 

aside of his nose 

And giving a nod 

up the chimney he rose! 

He sprang to his sleigh 

to his team gave a whistle 

And away they all flew 

like the down of a thistle 

But I heard him exclaim 

'ere he drove out of sight 

"Happy Christmas to all 

and to all a good-night!"