A Visit From St. Nicholas ('Twas The Night Before Christmas)-Louis Armstrong

[ti:A Visit From St. Nicholas ('Twas The Night Before Christmas)] [ar:Louis Armstrong] [al:Ella & Louis Wish You A Swinging Holiday] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Visit From St. Nicholas ('Twas The Night Before Christmas) - Louis Armstrong [00:00.30]Lyrics by：Clement C. Moore [00:00.43]Composed by：Sullivan Fortner [00:00.53]This is Louis Satchmo Armstrong [00:04.24]Talking to all the kids from all over the world [00:09.17]At Christmas time [00:12.64]'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house [00:20.30]Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse [00:26.63]The stockings were hung by the chimney with care [00:31.86]In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there [00:37.24]The children were nestled all snug in their beds [00:43.01]While visions of sugar-plums dance in their heads [00:50.65]And mamma in her 'kerchief and I in my cap [00:56.45]Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap [01:03.48]When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter [01:09.15]I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter [01:16.99]Away to the window I flew like a flash [01:21.90]Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash [01:27.10]The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow [01:31.60]Gave a lustre of mid-day to objects below [01:38.04]When what to my wondering eyes should appear [01:44.15]But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer [01:50.55]With little old driver so lively and quick [01:54.92]I knew in a moment it must be St Nick [02:00.71]More rapid than eagles his coursers they came [02:06.76]And he whistled and shouted and called them by name [02:13.20]Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen [02:22.14]On Comet on Cupid on Donder and Blitzen [02:32.01]To the top of the porch to the top of the wall [02:37.92]Now dash away dash away dash away all [02:45.05]As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly [02:52.13]When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky [02:59.00]So up to the house-top the coursers they flew [03:05.09]With the sleigh full of toys and St Nicholas too [03:11.21]And then in a twinkle I heard on the roof [03:16.16]The prancing and the pawing of each little hoof [03:21.98]As I drew my head and was turning around [03:27.14]Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound [03:33.02]He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot [03:38.25]And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot [03:45.07]A bundle of toys he had flung on his back [03:49.68]And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack [03:57.04]His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry [04:04.11]His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry [04:11.06]His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow [04:16.40]And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow [04:23.86]The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth [04:30.62]And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath [04:37.03]He had a broad face and a little round belly [04:42.65]That shook when he laughed like a bowl of jelly [04:49.62]He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf [04:57.06]And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself [05:02.19]A wink of his eye and a twist of his head [05:06.81]Soon gave me to know that I had nothing to dread [05:13.76]He spoke not a word but went straight to his work [05:20.21]And filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk [05:26.81]And laying his finger aside of his nose [05:31.27]And giving a nod up the chimney he rose [05:37.93]He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle [05:45.93]And away they all flew like the down on a thistle [05:52.97]But I heard him exclaim 'ere he drove out of sight [05:59.91]Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night [06:08.47]A very good night [06:12.35]And that goes for Satchmo too [06:14.52]Ha-ha-ha-ha [06:15.78]Thank you