'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Remastered)-Art Carney

[ti:'Twas The Night Before Christmas] [ar:Art Carney] [al:A Jazzy Christmas (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Remastered) - Art Carney [00:02.42]Written by：Moore [00:04.85]Twas the night [00:05.41]Before Christmas [00:06.10]When all through the house [00:07.46]Not a creature was stirring [00:08.64]Not even a mouse [00:09.98]The stockings all hung [00:11.04]By the chimney with care [00:12.08]In hopes [00:12.69]That St Nicholas [00:13.54]Soon would be there [00:14.76]The children were nestled [00:15.73]All safe in their beds [00:17.15]While visions of sugarplums [00:18.25]Danced in their heads [00:19.36]Then mom in her kerchief [00:20.67]And I in my cap [00:21.90]Had just settled down [00:22.89]For a long winters nap [00:24.25]When out on the lawn [00:25.38]There arose such a clatter [00:26.57]I sprang from my bed [00:27.76]To see what was the matter [00:29.01]Away to the window [00:30.10]I flew like a flash [00:31.43]Tore open the shutters [00:32.61]Threw up the sash [00:33.64]When what [00:34.10]To my wandering eyes [00:35.19]Should appear [00:35.86]But a miniature sleigh [00:37.03]And eight tiny reindeer [00:38.23]With a little ol driver [00:39.40]So lively and quick [00:40.47]I knew in a moment [00:41.89]It must be St nick [00:43.08]More rapid than eagles [00:44.22]His courses they came [00:45.28]As he whistled [00:45.81]And shouted [00:46.11]And called [00:46.50]Them by name [00:47.45]Now dasher [00:47.96]Now dancer [00:48.52]Now prancer [00:49.13]Now vixen [00:49.76]On comet [00:50.35]On cupid [00:50.87]On doner [00:51.47]An blitzen [00:52.09]To the top [00:52.93]Of the porch [00:53.61]To the top [00:54.23]Of the wall [00:54.90]Now dash away [00:55.52]Dash away [00:55.99]Dash away all [00:56.54] [00:57.12]So up [00:57.60]To the housetop [00:58.32]The courses [00:58.80]They flew [00:59.35]With a sleigh [01:00.01]Full of toys [01:00.66]And St Nicholas too [01:01.66]And then [01:02.17]In a twinkling [01:02.94]I heard on the roof [01:04.24]The prancing [01:04.79]And pawing [01:05.39]Of each little hoof [01:06.36]As I drew in my head [01:07.62]And was turning around [01:08.64]Down the chimney [01:09.46]St Nicholas [01:10.24]Came with a bound [01:11.17]He was dressed [01:11.74]All in fur [01:12.40]From his head [01:12.97]To his foot [01:13.68]And his clothes [01:14.28]Were all tarnished [01:14.95]With ashes and soot [01:16.01]A bundle of toys [01:16.89]He had flung [01:17.59]On his back [01:18.13]And he looked [01:18.69]Like a peddler [01:19.22]Just opening [01:19.67]His pack [01:20.04] [01:20.69]His eyes [01:21.17]How they twinkle [01:21.88]His dimples how merry [01:23.01]His cheeks [01:23.56]Were like roses [01:24.29]His nose like a cherry [01:25.35]His drawl little mouth [01:26.33]Was drawn up like a bow [01:27.67]And the beard of his chin [01:28.94]Was a white as the snow [01:30.05]The stump of his pipe [01:31.13]He held tight [01:31.64]In his teeth [01:32.30]And the smoke it [01:33.01]Encircled his head [01:33.76]Like a wreath [01:34.63]He had a broad face [01:36.10]And a round little belly [01:37.10]That shook when he laughed [01:38.34]Like a bowl full of jelly [01:39.51]He was chubby and plump [01:40.58]A right jolly old elf [01:41.64]I laughed when I saw him [01:42.93]In spite of myself [01:44.17]He spoke not a word [01:45.15]But went straight [01:45.83]To his work [01:46.45]And filled [01:46.95]All the stockings [01:47.69]Then turned [01:48.06]With a jerk [01:48.51] [01:50.87]He rose [01:51.44]An laying a finger [01:52.51]Along side his nose [01:53.46]An giving a nod [01:54.61]Up the chimney [01:55.60]He rose [01:56.16]He sprang [01:56.73]To his sleigh [01:57.38]To his team [01:57.99]Gave a whistle [01:58.50]An away [01:58.89]They all flew [01:59.48]Like the down [02:00.12]Of a thistle [02:00.82]But I heard him exclaim [02:01.76]As he drove out of sight [02:02.71] [02:04.51]Happy christmas to all [02:05.77] [02:06.48]And to all a goodnight