Twas The Night Before Christmas
Don Williams

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
WRITER CLEMENT CLARK MOORE

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


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  (I'm Just A) Country Boy   (I'm Just A) Country Boy   (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me   (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight   (Turn Out The Light And) Love Me Tonight - Single ...   (Turn Out The Light And) Love Me Tonight [Single V...   (Turn Out the Lights And) Love Me Tonight   (Turn Out The Lights) And Love Me Tonight   A Handful of Dust   Ain't It Amazing   All I'm Missing Is You   Amanda   Amanda [DVD]   Amanda [Live]   And So It Goes   Another Place Another Time   Another Place, Another Time   Atta Way to Go   Back In My Younger Days   Back On The Street Again   Back To The Simple Things   Beautiful Woman   Better Than Today   Broken Heartland   Catfish Bates   Circle Driveway   Come A Little Closer   Come Early Morning   Come From The Heart   Cracker Jack Diamond   Cryin' Eyes   Crying in the Rain   Cup O' Tea   Cup O'tea   Darlin' That's What Your Love Does   Desperately   Diamonds To Dust   Diamonds to Dust [*]   Don't Stop Loving Me Now   Don't You Believe   Don't You Think It's Time   Don't Stop Loving Me Now   Donald and June   Donald And June (1990)   Down the Road I Go   Easy Touch   Elise   Endless Sleep   Especially You   Expert at Everything   Fair Weather Friends   Fallin' In Love Again   Falling Again   Falling in Love   Falling in Love Again   Falling In Love Again (1977)   Falling In Love Again (1980)   Fever   First Fool In Line   Flowers Won't Grow (in Gardens Of Stone)   Flowers Won't Grow In Garden Of Stone   Flowers Won't Grow In Gardens Of Stone   Flowers Won't Grow In Garden Of Stone   Fly Away   Follow Me Back To Louisville   Fool Fool Heart   Fool, Fool Heart   From Now On   Games People Play   Get Away   Gettin' Back Together Tonight   Ghost Story   Give It to Me   Glass House   Good Ole Boys Like Me   Good Ole Boys Like Me - Single Version   Good Ole Boys Like Me (Single Version)   Good Ole Boys Like Me [*]   Goodbye Isn't Really Good At All   Goodbye Isn't Really Good At All   Gulf Shore Line   Harry and Joe   Healing Hands   Heart Of Hearts   Heartbeat in the Darkness   Help Yourself to Each Other   Help Yourself to Each Other   Help Yourself To Each Other (1982)   Help Yourselves To Each Other   Her Perfect Memory   How Did You Do It   How Much Time Does It Take   How Much Time Does It Take?   I Am Just A Country Boy   I Believe In Love   I Believe In You   I Believe In You - Single Version   I Believe In You (Single Version)   I Believe in You [DVD]   I Believe in You [Live]   I Can Make It With You   I Can't Get To You From Here   I Can't Stop Loving You   I Can't Get To You From Here   I Don't Think About Her No More   I Don't Wanna Let Go   I Don't Want The Money   I Don't Want To Love You   I Don't Think About Her No More   I Don't Wanna Let Go   I Don't Want The Money   I Don't Want To Love You   I Just Come Here For The Music   I Keep Putting Off Getting Over You   I Need You To Want Me   I Recall A Gipsy Woman   I Recall A Gypsy Woman   I Recall I Gypsy Woman   I Sing For Joy   I Want You Back Again   I Wish I'd Have A Circle Driveway   I Won?t Give Up On You   I Won't Give Up On You   I Would Like to See You Again   I Wouldn't Be A Man   I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love   I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me   I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Want Me   I Wouldn't Want To Love You If You Didn't Love Me   I Wouldn't Be A Man   I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Lo...   I?ll Be Here in the Morning   I'll Be Faithful To You   I'll Be Here In The Morning   I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me   I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget   I'll Need Someone To Hold Me (When I Cry)   I'll Never Be In Love Again   I'll Never Need Another You   I'll Take Your Love Anytime   I'm Getting Good At Missing You   I'm Just A Country Boy   I'm Still Looking For You   I've Been Loved By The Best   I've Got A Winner In You   I've Got You To Thank For That   I've Turned You To Stone   I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Not That Good At Goodbye   I'll Be Faithful To You   I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me   I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget   I'll Need Someone To Hold Me (When I Cry)   I'll Never Be In Love Again   I'll Take Your Love Anytime   I'm Getting Good At Missing You   I'm Still Looking For You   I've Been Loved By The Best   I've Got A Winner In You   I've Got You To Thank For That   I've Turned You To Stone   I’ll Never Need Another You   Iâ??m Not That Good At Goodbye   If Hollywood Don't Need You   If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still   If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)   If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do)   If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do) [S...   If Hollywood Don't Need You   If I Needed You   If I Needed You - With Emmylou Harris   If I Needed You (W/emmylou Harris)   If I Were Free   If Love Gets There Before I Do   If She Just Helps Me Get Over You   If You Could Read My Mind   If You Love Me Won't You Love Me Like You Love Me   If You Love Won't You Love Like You Love Me   If You Love Won't You Love Like You Love Me   Imagine That   In Love's Endless   In Love's Endless War   In the Family   In The Mornin'   In The Morning   Infinity   It Must Be Love   It Must Be Love (Single Version)   It Must Be Love [DVD]   It Only Rain On Me   It Only Rains on Me   It's About Time   It's Good To See You   It's Gotta Be Magic   It's Time For Love   It's Who You Love   It's Good To See You   It's Gotta Be Magic   It's Time For Love   It's Who You Love   Jamaica Farewell   Just 'Cause I'm In Love With You   Just As Long As I Have You   Just Cause I'm In Love With You   Just Cause I'm In Love With You   Just Enough Love   Just Enough Love (For One Woman)   Lay Down Beside Me   Lay Down Beside Me [DVD]   Lay Down Sally   Learn To Let It Go   Leavin'   Leaving   Leaving For The Flatlands   Listen To The Radio   Lone Star State of Mind   Long Black Veil   Look Around You   Looking Back   Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy   Lord I Hope This Day Is Good   Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good   Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good [Live]   Louisiana Saturday Night   Lousiana Man   Love Is on a Roll   Love Is On A Roll (Single Version)   Love Me Over Again   Love Me Over Again (Single Version)   Love Me Tonight   Love Me Tonight (Turn Out The Light And)   Love's Endless War   Love's Endless War   Lovin' Understandin' Man   Lovin' You For So Long Now   Lovin' Understandin' Man   Loving You So Long Now   Loving You's Like Coming Home   Loving You's Like Coming Home   Maggie's Dream   Maggie's Dream   Magic Carpet   Maybe I Just Don't Know   Maybe I Just Don't Know   Maybe I Just Don’t Know   Maybe That's All It Takes   Maybe That's All It Takes   Miller's Cave   Miller's Cave   Miracles   Missing You Missing Me   Missing You, Missing Me   Mistakes   Morning Dew   My Heart to You   My Rifle, My Pony And Me   My Woman's Love   My Woman's Love   No Problem   No Use Running   Nobody But You   Nobody But You (1983)   Not a Chance   Now and Then   Oh Misery   Old Coyote Town   Old Trail   On Her Way To Being A Woman   One Good Well   One Like Me   Only Love   Only Water (Shining in the Air)   Pancho   Peace Train   Pressure Makes Diamonds   Pressure Makes Diamonds   Pretend   Pretty Little Baby Child   Rainy Nights & Memories   Rainy Nights and Memories   Rake And Ramblin' Man   Rake And Ramblin' Man (Single Version)   Rake And Ramblin' Man   Reason To Be   Reason to Believe   Restless   Ribbon Of Darkness   Ride On   Ruby Tuesday   Running in the Fast Lane   Running Out Of Reasons To Run   Say It Again   Say It Again (Single Version)   Señorita   Señorita [*]   Send Her Roses   Senorita   Shadow Land   She Never Knew Me   She Never Knew Me (Single Version)   She's A Heart Full   She's a Heartful   She's A Natural   She's In Love With A Rodeo Man   She's With Me   She's In Love With A Rodeo Man   She’s With Me   Shelter of Your Eyes   Shelter of Your Eyes   Shot Full Of Love   Silver Threads And Golden Needles   Silver Turns To Gold   Simple Song   Sing Me Back Home   Slowly But Surely   Smooth Talking Baby   Sneakin' Around   Sneakin' Around   So Far So Good   Some Broken Hearts Never Mend   Some Broken Hearts Never Mend - Single Version   Some Broken Hearts Never Mend (Single Version)   Some Broken Hearts Never Mend [*]   Someone Like You   Somethin' About You   Something 'Bout You   Something Bout You   Spanish Harlem Incident   Spend Some Time With Me   Standin' In A Sea Of Teardrops   Standin' In A Sea Of Teardrops   Standing Knee Deep in a River   Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying Of Thirst)   Stay Young   Steal My Heart Away   Story of My Life   Storybook Children   Strawberry Fields Forver   Stronger Back   Such a Lovely Lady   Sweet Fever   Take it easy on Yourself   Take My Hand For A While   Talk Is Cheap   Tears   Tears of the Lonely   Tempted   That Song About the River   That's The Thing About Love   That's The Thing About Love   The Answer   The Flood (Wish I Was In Nashville)   The Letter   The Light In Your Eyes   The Long Black Veil   The Old Trail   The Only Game in Town   The Rose   The Shelter of Your Eyes   The Side Of The Sun   The Snawer   The Story Of My Life   The Ties That Bind   Then It's Love   Then It's Love   There's Never Been A Time   This Side Of The Sun   Ties That Bind   Til The Rivers All Run Dry   Till I Can't Take It Anymore   Till I Can't Take It Anymore   Till the Rivers All Run Dry   Till the Rivers All Run Dry (Single Version)   Time   Time   Time on My Hands   Tomorrow Is A Long Time   Too Late to Turn Back Now   Too Many Tears (To Make Love Strong)   Too Many Tears to Make Love Strong   Too Much Love   True Blue Hearts   True Love   Tulsa Time   Tulsa Time (Single Version)   Tulsa Time [Live]   Turn Out The Light And Love Me Tonight   Turn Out the Light and Love Me Tonight   Turn Out the Light and Love Me Tonight   Turn Out the Lights (And Love Me Tonight)   Waiting For A Train   Walkin' A Broken Heart   Walkin' A Broken Heart   Wash It All Away   We Can Sing   We Got Love   We Never Tried It With Each Other   We Should Be Together   We Should Only Have Time For Love   We're All The Way   We're All The Way (1989)   We've Got a Good Fire Goin'   We've Got A Good Fire Going   We've Never Tried It With Each Other   We're All The Way   What Does It Matter To Me   What If It Worked Like That   What's The Score   What's The Score   When I'm With You   When I'm With You   When Will I Ever Learn   Where Are You   Where Do I Go from Here   Where Do I Go From Here?   Where the Arkansas River Leaves Oklahoma   Which Way To Santa Fe   Whick Way Is Santa Fe   Why Lord Goodbye   Wish I Was in Nashville   Woman You Should Be In Movies   Wonderful Tonight   Working Man's Son   Wrong End of the Rainbow   Years from Now   Yellow Moon   You Better Sit Down Kids   You Get To Me   You Keep Coming Round   You Love Me Through It All   You're My Best Friend   You're My Best Friend (Single Version)   You're The Only One   You've Got A Friend   You've Got A Hold On Me   You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'   You're My Best Friend   You've Got A Hold On Me   You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'   Your My Best Friend   Your Sweet Love

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