所属专辑:A Very Merry Christmas - 50’s Edition
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas (圣诞前夜) - Jo Stafford[00:00:00]
Twas the night before christmas when all through the house[00:00:07]
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse[00:00:12]
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care[00:00:16]
In hopes that st nicholas soon would be there[00:00:20]
The children were nestled all snug through their beds[00:00:25]
While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads[00:00:29]
And mamma in her kerchief and i in my cap[00:00:33]
Had just settled brains for a long winter's nap[00:00:37]
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter[00:00:46]
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter[00:00:48]
Away to the window i flew like a flash[00:00:51]
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash[00:00:54]
When what to my wondering eyes should appear[00:00:57]
But a miniature sleigh and eight tinny reindeer[00:01:01]
With a little old driver so lively and quick[00:01:06]
I knew in a moment it must be st nick[00:01:10]
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came[00:01:14]
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name[00:01:17]
Now dasher now dancer now prancer and vixen[00:01:20]
On comet on cupid on on donner and blitzen[00:01:23]
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall[00:01:26]
Now dash away dash away dash away all[00:01:30]
So up to the house top the coursers they flew[00:01:42]
With the sleigh full of toys and st nicholas too[00:01:45]
And then in a twinkling i heard on the roof[00:01:49]
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof[00:01:54]
He was all dressed in fur from his head to his foot[00:02:02]
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot[00:02:05]
As I drew in my head[00:02:09]
And was turning around[00:02:11]
Down the chimney[00:02:13]
St Nicholas[00:02:13]
Came with a bound[00:02:14]
His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry[00:02:21]
His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry[00:02:25]
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow[00:02:29]
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow[00:02:33]
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth[00:02:38]
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath[00:02:41]
He had a broad face and a little round belly[00:02:44]
That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly[00:02:47]
He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf[00:02:51]
And i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself[00:02:54]
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head[00:02:58]
Soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread[00:03:01]
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work[00:03:06]
And filled all the stockings then turned with a jerk[00:03:09]
And laying his finger aside of his nose[00:03:13]
And giving a nod up the chimney he rose[00:03:18]
He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle[00:03:27]
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle[00:03:30]
But i heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight[00:03:34]
Happy christmas to all and to all a good night[00:03:38]