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Paper Puppet Playhouse presents

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Twas The Night Before Christmas

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Twas the night before Christmas
when all through the house

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not a creature was stirring
not even a mouse

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The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care

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In hopes that St. Nicholas
soon would be there

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The children were nestled
all snug in their beds

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While visions of sugar plums
danced in their heads

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And momma in her kerchief
and I in my cap

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Had just settled down
for a long winters' nap

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When out on the lawn
there arose such a clatter

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I sprang from my bed to
see what was the matter

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Away to the window I flew
like a flash

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Tore open the shutters
and threw up the sash

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The moon on the breast
of the new fallen snow

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gave the luster of mid-day
to objects below

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When what to my wondering eyes
should appear

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but a miniature sleigh
and eight tiny reindeer

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With a little old driver
so lively and quick

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I knew in a moment
it must be St. Nick

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More rapid than angels
his coursers they came

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And he whistled and he shouted
and called them by name

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Now Dasher, now Dancer,
now Prancer, and Vixen

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On Comet, on Cupid,
on Donner, and Blitzen

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To the top of the porch,
to the top of the wall

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Now dash away, dash away,
dash away all

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So up to the house top
the coursers they flew

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With a sleigh full of toys
and St. Nicholas, too

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And then in a twinkling
I heard on the roof

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The prancing and pawing
of eight little hooves

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As I drew in my head
and was turning around

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Down the chimney St. Nicholas
came with a bound

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He was dressed all in fur
from his head to his foot

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And his clothes were all tarnished with
ashes and soot

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A bundle of toys he flung
on his back

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And he looked like a peddler
just opening his pack

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His eyes how they twinkled
His dimples how merry

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His cheeks were like roses
His nose like a cherry

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His droll little mouth
was drawn up like a bow

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And the beard of his chin
was as white as the snow

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He was chubby and plump,
a right jolly old elf

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And I laughed when I saw him
in spite of myself

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A wink of his eye
And a twist of his head

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Soon gave me to know
I had nothing to dread

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He spoke not a word
but went straight to his work

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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

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To his team gave a whistle

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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

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Happy Christmas to all
and to all, a good night!

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Ho ho ho!

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Merry Christmas