Twas the Night Before Christmas-Ray Callcut/Lea Hart

[ti:Twas the Night Before Christmas] [ar:Ray Callcut] [al:Christmas With the Devil] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Twas the Night Before Christmas (霍尔科姆：圣诞节前夜) - Ray Callcut/Lea Hart [00:15.59]'Twas the night before Christmas [00:17.56]When all through the house [00:18.86]Not a creature was stirring [00:20.69]Not even a mouse; [00:22.24] [00:22.91]The stockings were hung by [00:24.39]The chimney with care [00:26.21]In hopes that St Nicholas [00:27.70]Soon would be there; [00:29.93]The children were nestled [00:31.21]All snug in their beds [00:33.16]While visions of sugar plums [00:34.85]Danced in their heads [00:36.52] [00:40.52]And mamma in her kerchief [00:42.28]And I in my cap [00:43.60]Had just settled down [00:44.73]For a long winter's nap [00:47.25]When out on the lawn [00:48.69]There arose such a clatter [00:50.59]I sprang from the bed to see [00:52.90]What was the matter [00:54.29]Away to the window [00:55.77]I flew like a flash [00:57.15] [00:57.70]Tore open the shutters [00:59.17]And threw up the sash [01:01.38] [01:08.54]The moon on the breast of [01:09.99]The new fallen snow [01:11.58]Gave the lustre of mid [01:13.03]Day to objects below [01:15.11]When what to my wondering [01:16.93]Eyes should appear [01:19.44] [01:22.28]But a miniature sleigh [01:23.84]And eight tiny reindeer [01:25.02] [01:25.80]With a little old driver [01:27.65]So lively and quick [01:29.33]I knew in a moment [01:31.26] [01:32.03]It must be St Nick [01:33.86] [01:40.03]More rapid than eagles [01:41.42]His coursers they came [01:42.65] [01:43.17]And he whistled and shouted [01:44.63]And called them by name; [01:46.38] [01:46.97]"Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen [01:49.89]On Comet on cupid on Doner and Blitzen [01:53.94]To the top of the porch [01:55.31]To the top of the wall [01:57.16]Now dash away dash away [01:59.23] [02:00.00]Dash away all [02:01.58] [02:04.70]As dry leaves that before [02:05.79]The wild hurricane fly [02:07.75]When they meet with an obstacle [02:09.84]Mount to the sky [02:10.97] [02:11.48]So up to the house top [02:13.16]The coursers they flew [02:14.69]With the sleigh full of toys [02:16.58]And St Nicholas too [02:18.44]And then in a twinkling [02:20.15]I heard on the roof [02:21.83]The prancing and pawing [02:23.15]Of each little hoof [02:25.13]As I drew in my hand [02:26.98]And was turning around [02:28.67]Down the chimney St Nicholas [02:30.67]Came with a bound [02:32.71] [02:39.50]He was dressed all in fur [02:40.74]From his head to his foot [02:42.43]And his clothes were all [02:43.85]Tarnished with ashes and soot; [02:46.04]A bundle of toys he had flung on his back [02:49.65]And he looked like a peddler [02:51.25]Just opening his pack [02:53.29]His eyes how they twinkled [02:54.95]His dimples how merry [02:56.62]His cheeks were like roses [02:58.85]His nose like a cherry [03:00.62] [03:04.21]His droll little mouth [03:05.27]Was drawn up like a bow [03:07.08]And the beard of his chin [03:08.68]Was as white as the snow; [03:11.02]The stump of a pipe [03:12.26]He held tight in his teeth [03:14.17]And the smoke it encircled [03:15.64]His head like a wreath; [03:17.42] [03:18.19]He had a broad face [03:19.55]And a little round belly [03:21.27]That shook when he laughed [03:22.81]Like a bowlful of jelly [03:25.74] [03:31.84]He was chubby and plump [03:33.48]A right jolly old elf [03:35.33]And I laughed when I saw him [03:37.04]In spite of myself; [03:38.70]A wink of his eye [03:40.65] [03:41.53]And a twist of his head [03:43.13] [03:45.65]Soon gave me to know [03:47.48]I had nothing to dread; [03:49.29]He spoke not a word [03:50.77]But went straight to his work [03:53.05]And filled all the stockings; [03:55.02] [03:55.69]Then turned with a jerk [03:57.10] [04:00.11]And laying his finger [04:01.76]Aside of his nose [04:02.91] [04:03.52]And giving a nod [04:04.74]Up the chimney he rose; [04:06.45] [04:07.02]He sprang to his sleigh [04:08.67] [04:09.36]To his team gave a whistle [04:11.35] [04:13.84]And away they all flew [04:15.74]Like the down of a thistle [04:17.77]But I heard him exclaim [04:19.02]Here he drove out of sight [04:20.80]Happy Christmas to all [04:22.31] [04:23.55]And to all a good night