《Twas The Night Before Christmas(口白)》歌词

[00:00:00] Twas The Night Before Christmas (霍尔科姆：圣诞节前夜) - The Platters

[00:00:15] Twas the night before christmas and all through the house

[00:00:22] Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse

[00:00:27] The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

[00:00:30] In hopes that st nicholas soon would be there

[00:00:35] The children were nestled all snug through their beds

[00:00:38] While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads

[00:00:44] And mamma in her kerchief and i in my cap

[00:00:49] Had just settled down for a long winter's nap

[00:00:54] When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter

[00:00:58] I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter

[00:01:04] Away to the window i flew like a flash

[00:01:07] Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash

[00:01:11] The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow

[00:01:19] Gave the lustre of mid day to objects below

[00:01:24] When what to my wondering eyes should appear

[00:01:27] But a miniature sleigh and eight tinny reindeer

[00:01:32] With a little old driver so lively and quick

[00:01:36] I knew in a moment it must be st nick

[00:01:40] More rapid than eagles his coursers they came

[00:01:45] And he whistled and shouted and called them by name

[00:01:49] Now dasher now dancer now prancer and vixen

[00:01:54] On comet on donner and blitzen

[00:01:59] To the top of the porch to the top of the wall

[00:02:02] Now dash away dash away all

[00:02:07] As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly

[00:02:13] When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky

[00:02:16] So up to the house top the coursers they flew

[00:02:20] With the sleigh full of toys and st nicholas too

[00:02:25] And then in a twinkling i heard on the roof

[00:02:30] The prancing and pawing of each little hoof

[00:02:36] And as i drew in my head and was turning around

[00:02:41] Down the chimney st nicholas came with a bound

[00:02:46] He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot

[00:02:50] And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot

[00:02:55] A bundle of toys he had flung on his back

[00:02:58] And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack

[00:03:03] His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry

[00:03:08] His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry

[00:03:14] His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow

[00:03:17] And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow

[00:03:22] The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth

[00:03:26] And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath

[00:03:33] He had a broad face and a little round belly

[00:03:36] That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly

[00:03:42] He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf

[00:03:46] And i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself

[00:03:51] A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

[00:03:55] Soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread

[00:04:00] He spoke not a word but went straight to his work

[00:04:03] And filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk

[00:04:08] And laying his finger aside of his nose

[00:04:12] And giving a nod up the chimney he rose

[00:04:17] He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle

[00:04:22] And away they all flew like the down of a thistle

[00:04:25] But i heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight

[00:04:29] Merry christmas to all

[00:04:31] Merry christmas to all and to all a good night