the night before christmas by clement c moore book

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”Īs dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONNER and BLITZEN! “Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN! More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,Īnd he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,īut a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads Īnd mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, The children were nestled all snug in their beds, The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house As he flies away, Santa calls out “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas By Clement Clarke Moore They share a conspiratorial moment before Santa bounds up the chimney again. He carries a sack of toys, and the father watches his visitor deliver presents and fill the stockings hanging by the fireplace, and laughs to himself. After landing his sleigh on the roof, Santa enters the house by sliding down the chimney. Looking out the window, he sees Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. On the night of Christmas Eve, a family is settling down to sleep when the father is disturbed by noises on their lawn. It has had a massive effect on the history of Christmas gift-giving. The poem has been called “arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American” and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Nicholas in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title Account of a Visit from St.

The night before christmas by clement c moore book