'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Peter, Paul & Mary

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In the 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.
Mom 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 my bed to see what was the matter
Away to the window I flew with a flash
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave a luster 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
Well I knew in a moment, it must be St. Nick
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came
And he whistled and he shouted and he called them by name

On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen
On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner 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 to an obstacle mount to the sky
So up to the rooftop the coursers they flew
With a sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas too.

And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing, the pawing of each little hoof
As I drew in my head 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 op'ning 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 in a bow
And the beard on 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 laughed (ho, ho, ho, ho) like a bowl full of jelly (ho, ho, ho, ho)

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 and turned with a jerk
And laying a finger to the side of his nose
And giving a nod up the chimney he rose

He sprang to his sleigh, and to his team gave a whistle
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle
But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight
Merry Christmas to all and to all..goodnight

Goodnight.


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  24 GREEN STREET   500 MILES   75 SEPTEMBERS   A SOALIN'   ALL MIXED UP   ALL MY TRIALS   ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT   AND WHEN I DIE   APOLOGIZE   AUTUMN TO MAY   BABYLON/OH SINNER MAN   Ballad Of Spring Hill   BALLAD OF SPRING HILL (Spring Hill Disaster)   BAMBOO   BECAUSE ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS   BEST OF FRIENDS   BETTY & DUPREE   BIG BOAT   BLOWIN' IN THE WIND   Blowing In The Wind   BLUE   BOA CONSTRICTOR   BOB DYLAN'S DREAM   Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?   BROTHER, (BUDDY) CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?   BUT A MOMENT   BY SURPRISE   CAR-CAR   CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE   CHRISTMAS DINNER   Christmas Song   COME AND GO WITH ME   COMING OF THE ROADS   CRUEL WAR   DANNY'S DOWNS   Day Is Done   DELIVERY DELAYED   DEPORTEE   DODI LI   DON'T GO DOWN TO THE QUARRY   Don't Laugh At Me   Don't Think Twice, It's All Right   Dont Think Twice Its All Right   Down By The Riverside   Early In The Morning   EARLY MORNIN' RAIN   Early Morning Rain   EL SALVADOR   EVERY FLOWER   FAIR IRELAND   Father's House   FLORA   Follow Me   For Baby   FOR BABY (FOR BOBBIE)   For Lovin Me   For Lovin' Me   FOR THE LOVE OF IT ALL   FOREVER YOUNG   Freedom Medley   FREIGHT TRAIN   GARDEN SONG   GILGARRA MOUNTAIN   Go Tell It On The Mountain   GOING TO THE ZOO   GOLDEN VANITY   GONE THE RAINBOW   Goodnight Irene   GREENLAND WHALE FISHERIES   GREENWOOD   HANGMAN   HAYO, HAYA   HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS   HOME ON THE RANGE / DON'T EVER TAKE AWAY MY FREEDO...   HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN   HURRY SUNDOWN   HUSH-A-BYE   HYMN   I Am Your Child   I Dig Rock And RolI Music   I DIG ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC   I HAVE A SONG TO SING, O!   I KNOW AN OLD LADY   I NEED ME TO BE FOR ME   I SHALL BE RELEASED   I WONDER AS I WANDER   I'D RATHER BE IN LOVE   I'M IN LOVE WITH A BIG BLUE FROG   If I Had A Hammer   IF I HAD MY WAY   IF I HAD WINGS   IF I WERE FREE   Indian Sunset   INSIDE   Invisible People   IT AIN'T ME BABE   It's Magic   IT'S RAINING   JANE, JANE   JESUS MET THE WOMAN   JIMMY WHALEN   KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE   Kumbaya   LE DESERTEUR   LEATHERWING BAT   Leaving On A Jet Plane   Lemon Tree   LIGHT ONE CANDLE   LIKE THE FIRST TIME   Listen, Mr. Bilbo   LISTEN, MR. BILBO (Mr. Bigot)   LONG CHAIN ON   Love City   LOVE CITY (Postcards To Duluth)   MAKE-BELIEVE TOWN   MAN COME INTO EGYPT   Michael Row The Boat Ashore   MOCKINGBIRD   MOMENTS OF SOFT PERSUASION   MON VRAI DESTIN   MONDAY MORNING   MORNING TRAIN   MOTHERLESS CHILD   MS. RHEINGOLD   MUSIC SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS   NO EASY WALK TO FREEDOM   NO MAN'S LAND   NO OTHER NAME   NORMAN NORMAL   O COME, O COME EMMANUEL   Oh, Had I A Golden Thread   OH, ROCK MY SOUL   Oh, Rock My Soul (Live)   OLD COAT   Old Enough   OLD ENOUGH (Ode to An Aging Rocker)   Old Father Time   ON A DESERT ISLAND   ONE KIND FAVOR   One Tin Soldier   PACK UP YOUR SORROWS   PASTURES OF PLENTY   PAULTALK   POEM FOR ERIKA / FOR BABY   POLLY VON   POWER   PRETTY MARY   Puff The Magic Dragon   Puff, The Magic Dragon   QUIT YOUR LOW DOWN WAYS   REASON TO BELIEVE   Rhymes & Reasons   RICH MAN POOR MAN   RIGHT FIELD   RIVER OF JORDAN   ROCKY ROAD   ROLLING HOME   SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES   SEPTEMBER SONG   Settle Down   SETTLE DOWN (Goin' Down That Highway)   SHE DREAMS   SINGLE GIRL   SOMAGWAZA/HEY,MOTSWALA   Some Walls   SOMETIME LOVIN'   SOMOS EL BARCO   Song Of Peace   SORROW   STATE OF THE HEART   Stewball   SUCH IS LOVE   SUMMER HIGHLAND FALLS   SWEET SURVIVOR   TAKE THE CHANCE   TALKIN' CANDY BAR BLUES   Tall Pine Trees   TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN   THE CHERRY TREE CAROL   THE CUCKOO   THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE   THE FOX   THE FRIENDLY BEASTS   THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD   The Great Mandala   THE GREAT MANDALA (The Wheel of Life)   THE HOUSE SONG   THE KID   THE KING OF NAMES   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND   THE LOVE IN YOU   The Magi   THE MAGI (The Heart of Man's A Palace)   THE MARVELOUS TOY   THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS LIFE   THE RISING OF THE MOON   THE SONG IS LOVE   THE TIMES THEY ARE A' CHANGIN'   THE UNICORN SONG   THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE   THERE IS A SHIP   THERE'S ANGER IN THE LAND   THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND   THIS TRAIN   THREE RAVENS   TINY SPARROW   Too Much Of Nothing   TRAMP ON THE STREET   TRYIN' TO WIN   VERY LAST DAY   WANDERIN'/NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OU...   WASN'T THAT A TIME   Wayfaring Stranger   WE SHALL OVERCOME   WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS   WEAVE ME THE SUNSHINE   Wedding Song   WEEP FOR JAMIE   WELL, WELL, WELL   WHATSHERNAME   WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN   WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE   WHISPERED WORDS   WILD PLACES   WITH YOUR FACE TO THE WIND   WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO DANCE   YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW   YUPPIES IN THE SKY

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