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'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house	A
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse	A
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care	B
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there	B
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The children were nestled all snug in their beds	C
While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads	C
And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap	D
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap	D
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When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter	E
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter	E
Away to the window I flew like a flash	F
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash	F
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The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow	G
Gave the lustre of mid day to objects below	G
When what to my wondering eyes should appear	H
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer	H
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With a little old driver so lively and quick	I
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick	I
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came	J
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name	J
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Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen	K
On Comet on Cupid on Donder and Blitzen	L
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall	M
Now dash away dash away dash away all	M
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As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly	N
When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky	N
So up to the house top the coursers they flew	O
With the sleigh full of Toys and St Nicholas too	O
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And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof	P
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof	P
As I drew in my head and was turning around	Q
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound	Q
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He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot	R
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot	R
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back	S
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack	S
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His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry	T
His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry	T
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow	U
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow	G
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The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth	V
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath	V
He had a broad face and a little round belly	T
That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly	T
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He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf	W
And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself	W
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head	X
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread	X
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He spoke not a word but went straight to his work	Y
And filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk	Y
And laying his finger aside of his nose	Z
And giving a nod up the chimney he rose	Z
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He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle	A2
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle	A2
But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight	B2
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night	B2

Clement Clarke Moore

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