《Twas the Night Before Christmas》歌词

[00:00:00] Was The Night - Lea Hart/Kim McAuliffe

[00:00:15] 'Twas the night before Christmas

[00:00:17] When all through the house

[00:00:18] Not a creature was stirring

[00:00:20] Not even a mouse;

[00:00:22] The stockings were hung by

[00:00:24] The chimney with care

[00:00:26] In hopes that St Nicholas

[00:00:27] Soon would be there;

[00:00:29] The children were nestled

[00:00:31] All snug in their beds

[00:00:33] While visions of sugar plums

[00:00:34] Danced in their heads

[00:00:40] And mamma in her kerchief

[00:00:42] And I in my cap

[00:00:43] Had just settled down

[00:00:44] For a long winter's nap

[00:00:47] When out on the lawn

[00:00:48] There arose such a clatter

[00:00:50] I sprang from the bed to see

[00:00:52] What was the matter

[00:00:54] Away to the window

[00:00:55] I flew like a flash

[00:00:57] Tore open the shutters

[00:00:59] And threw up the sash

[00:01:08] The moon on the breast of

[00:01:09] The new fallen snow

[00:01:11] Gave the lustre of mid

[00:01:13] Day to objects below

[00:01:15] When what to my wondering

[00:01:16] Eyes should appear

[00:01:22] But a miniature sleigh

[00:01:23] And eight tiny reindeer

[00:01:25] With a little old driver

[00:01:27] So lively and quick

[00:01:29] I knew in a moment

[00:01:32] It must be St Nick

[00:01:40] More rapid than eagles

[00:01:41] His coursers they came

[00:01:43] And he whistled and shouted

[00:01:44] And called them by name;

[00:01:46] "Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen

[00:01:49] On Comet on cupid on Doner and Blitzen

[00:01:53] To the top of the porch

[00:01:55] To the top of the wall

[00:01:57] Now dash away dash away

[00:02:00] Dash away all

[00:02:04] As dry leaves that before

[00:02:05] The wild hurricane fly

[00:02:07] When they meet with an obstacle

[00:02:09] Mount to the sky

[00:02:11] So up to the house top

[00:02:13] The coursers they flew

[00:02:14] With the sleigh full of toys

[00:02:16] And St Nicholas too

[00:02:18] And then in a twinkling

[00:02:20] I heard on the roof

[00:02:21] The prancing and pawing

[00:02:23] Of each little hoof

[00:02:25] As I drew in my hand

[00:02:26] And was turning around

[00:02:28] Down the chimney St Nicholas

[00:02:30] Came with a bound

[00:02:39] He was dressed all in fur

[00:02:40] From his head to his foot

[00:02:42] And his clothes were all

[00:02:43] Tarnished with ashes and soot;

[00:02:46] A bundle of toys he had flung on his back

[00:02:49] And he looked like a peddler

[00:02:51] Just opening his pack

[00:02:53] His eyes how they twinkled

[00:02:54] His dimples how merry

[00:02:56] His cheeks were like roses

[00:02:58] His nose like a cherry

[00:03:04] His droll little mouth

[00:03:05] Was drawn up like a bow

[00:03:07] And the beard of his chin

[00:03:08] Was as white as the snow;

[00:03:11] The stump of a pipe

[00:03:12] He held tight in his teeth

[00:03:14] And the smoke it encircled

[00:03:15] His head like a wreath;

[00:03:18] He had a broad face

[00:03:19] And a little round belly

[00:03:21] That shook when he laughed

[00:03:22] Like a bowlful of jelly

[00:03:31] He was chubby and plump

[00:03:33] A right jolly old elf

[00:03:35] And I laughed when I saw him

[00:03:37] In spite of myself;

[00:03:38] A wink of his eye

[00:03:41] And a twist of his head

[00:03:45] Soon gave me to know

[00:03:47] I had nothing to dread;

[00:03:49] He spoke not a word

[00:03:50] But went straight to his work

[00:03:53] And filled all the stockings;

[00:03:55] Then turned with a jerk

[00:04:00] And laying his finger

[00:04:01] Aside of his nose

[00:04:03] And giving a nod

[00:04:04] Up the chimney he rose;

[00:04:07] He sprang to his sleigh

[00:04:09] To his team gave a whistle

[00:04:13] And away they all flew

[00:04:15] Like the down of a thistle

[00:04:17] But I heard him exclaim

[00:04:19] Here he drove out of sight

[00:04:20] Happy Christmas to all

[00:04:23] And to all a good night