The Night Before Christmas (Song)

The Night Before Christmas (Song) - Mitch Miller and Orchestra/The Sandpipers

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 mama in her 'kerchief and i in my cap

Had settled our heads for a long winter's nap

When out on the lawn there a rose such a clatter

That i sprang from my 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

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 faster than eagles the reindeer 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

So up to the housetop the reindeer soon flew

With the sleigh full of toys and saint 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

He had a broad face and a little round belly

That shook like like a bowlful of jelly

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