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Retelling Clement Clarke Moore’s Version of 

“Twas the Night before Christmas”

“In Other Words…..” 

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 Twas the night before Christmas, when all through thehouse

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

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It was Christmas Eve and nothing was goingon in the house. Click and erase thisinformation and begin your version.

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 The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. 

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 The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of sugar-plums danced in their

heads. 

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And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

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When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

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Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

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 The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snowGave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. 

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When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

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With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.

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More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them byname!

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"Now Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen!

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 To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!" 

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As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

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So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.

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And then, in a twinkling, I heard onthe roof 

 The prancing and pawing of eachlittle hoof.

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As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

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He was dressed all in fur, from hishead to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnishedwith ashes and soot.

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A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

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His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

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His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow. 

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 The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,And the smoke it encircled his head like a

wreath. 

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He had a broad face and a little round belly,

 That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

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He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!

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A wink of his eye and a twist of hishead,

Soon gave me to know I had nothing todread.

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He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.

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And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose! 

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He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

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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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