T'was The Night Before Christmas Lyrics - Singles - The Platters

'Twas the night before Christmas and 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 would soon be there 

The children were all nestled, all snug in their beds while 

Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads 

And momma 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 

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow 

Gave the luster of midday to objects 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 and Vixen 

On Comet, on Doner, an' Blitzen 

To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall 

Now dash-away, dash-away all 

And as dry leaves that before the wild hurricanes fly 

When they meet with an obstacle mount 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 

Ands 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 

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A bundle of toys, he sprung on his back 

And he looked like a, 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 drawl 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 circled his head like a wreath 

He had a broad little face and a, a little round belly 

That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly 

He was chubby and plump, and a, 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, and then turned with a jerk 

An' laying a finger aside 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 

"Merry Christmas to all, Merry Christmas to all 

And to all a goodnight"