T'was The Night Before Christmas-The Hit Crew

[ti:T'was The Night Before Christmas] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Dj's Choice Kids Holiday Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.49]'Twas the night before Christmas [00:02.20] [00:03.73]'Twas the night before Christmas [00:06.03]When all through the house [00:08.17]Not a creature was stirring [00:10.12]Not even a mouse; [00:11.47] [00:12.36]The stockings were hung by [00:13.93]The chimney with care [00:15.25] [00:15.78]In hopes that St Nicholas [00:17.25]Soon would be there; [00:18.77] [00:19.74]The children were nestled [00:21.13]All snug in their beds [00:22.90]While visions of sugar plums [00:24.84]Danced in their heads [00:26.98]And mamma in her kerchief [00:28.73]And I in my cap [00:30.46]Had just settled down [00:32.19]For a long winter's nap [00:33.76] [00:34.79]When out on the lawn [00:35.80]There arose such a clatter [00:37.71]I sprang from the bed to see [00:39.78]What was the matter [00:41.21]Away to the window [00:42.25]I flew like a flash [00:43.69]Tore open the shutters [00:45.08]And threw up the sash [00:46.56] [00:47.16]The moon on the breast of [00:48.63]The new fallen snow [00:50.36]Gave the lustre of mid [00:51.57]Day to objects below [00:53.32] [00:53.94]When what to my wondering [00:55.12]Eyes should appear [00:56.79]But a miniature sleigh [00:58.67]And eight tiny reindeer [01:00.17] [01:01.28]With a little old driver [01:02.49]So lively and quick [01:04.28]I knew in a moment [01:05.84]It must be St Nick [01:07.54] [01:08.20]More rapid than eagles [01:09.66]His coursers they came [01:11.57]And he whistled and shouted [01:13.63]And called them by name; [01:15.56]"Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen [01:20.04]On Comet on cupid on Doner and Blitzen [01:23.99]To the top of the porch [01:25.51]To the top of the wall [01:27.38]Now dash away dash away [01:29.20]Dash away all [01:30.20] [01:31.71]As dry leaves that before [01:33.49]The wild hurricane fly [01:35.60]When they meet with an obstacle [01:37.23]Mount to the sky [01:38.55] [01:39.32]So up to the house top [01:40.67]The coursers they flew [01:42.51]With the sleigh full of toys [01:44.25]And St Nicholas too [01:46.11] [01:47.41]And then in a twinkling [01:48.92]I heard on the roof [01:50.26]The prancing and pawing [01:51.65]Of each little hoof [01:53.03] [01:54.44]As I drew in my hand [01:55.84]And was turning around [01:57.24] [01:57.78]Down the chimney St Nicholas [01:59.59]Came with a bound [02:00.92] [02:02.12]He was dressed all in fur [02:03.99]From his head to his foot [02:05.93]And his clothes were all [02:07.18]Tarnished with ashes and soot; [02:09.21] [02:09.86]A bundle of toys he had flung on his back [02:12.80]And he looked like a peddler [02:14.26]Just opening his pack [02:15.72] [02:16.59]His eyes how they twinkled [02:18.71]His dimples how merry [02:20.50]His cheeks were like roses [02:22.37]His nose like a cherry [02:24.16] [02:24.75]His droll little mouth [02:26.24]Was drawn up like a bow [02:28.05]And the beard of his chin [02:29.64]Was as white as the snow; [02:31.46]The stump of a pipe [02:32.91]He held tight in his teeth [02:34.80]And the smoke it encircled [02:36.84]His head like a wreath; [02:38.58] [02:39.65]He had a broad face [02:41.42]And a little round belly [02:43.15]That shook when he laughed [02:45.06]Like a bowlful of jelly [02:46.79] [02:47.58]He was chubby and plump [02:49.22]A right jolly old elf [02:51.32]And I laughed when I saw him [02:53.13]In spite of myself; [02:54.58] [02:55.64]A wink of his eye [02:56.91]And a twist of his head [02:58.68]Soon gave me to know [03:00.63]I had nothing to dread; [03:02.12] [03:02.86]He spoke not a word [03:04.53]But went straight to his work [03:06.69]And filled all the stockings; [03:08.14]Then turned with a jerk [03:09.90] [03:10.54]And laying his finger [03:11.91]Aside of his nose [03:13.21] [03:13.84]And giving a nod [03:15.17]Up the chimney he rose; [03:16.87] [03:17.60]He sprang to his sleigh [03:19.23]To his team gave a whistle [03:21.41]And away they all flew [03:22.80]Like the down of a thistle [03:24.79]But I heard him exclaim [03:26.26]Here he drove out of sight [03:28.40]Happy Christmas to all [03:29.91] [03:30.89]And to all a good night [03:32.56]T'was The Night Before Christmas - The Hit Crew