Twas the Night before Christmas
Subtitle A Visit from St. Nicholas
Author Clement C. Moore
Category Poetry
Language English
Published 1912
Word count
2,184
Excerpt
'Twas the Night before Christmas
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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
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;
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.