Thursday, Dec 22, 2022 • 3min

"The Night Before Christmas" read by Keith Morrison

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Grab your kerchief or cap and then settle down for a long winter’s nap. Keith Morrison will take care of the rest… Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jo4r46476o

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Keith Morrison

00:30

T'was the night before

Christmas

and all through the house, not a creature was staring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that

Saint Nicholas

soon would be there.

00:41

The children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads and mama in her kerchief and I in my cap had just settled down for a long winter's nap. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window, I flew in a flash and tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

01:05

The moon on the breast of new fallen snow, gave the lustre of midday to objects below and what to my wondering eyes should appear. But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer with a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in the moment it must be Saint Nick.

01:25

More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came. And he whistled and shouted, and called them by name, now dasher, now dancer, now prancer and vixen on Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen to the top of the porch, to the top of the wall. Now dash away, dash away, dash away all. As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

01:50

So up to the house top his coursers they flew with a sleigh full of toys, and

Saint Nicholas

too. And then in a twinkling I heard, on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my hand and was turning around down the chimney,

Saint Nicholas

came with a bound.

02:09

He was all dressed in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot, a bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked just like a paddler, opening his pack. His eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how merry. His cheeks were like roses. His nose like a cherry, his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

02:34

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

02:42

He had a broad face and a round little belly that shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

02:58

He spoke, not a word, but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk and laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the chimney, he rose. He sprang to his sleigh. To his team, gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle, but I heard him exclaim, he drove out of sight, happy

Christmas

to all and to all.

03:25

Good night.

Willie Geist

03:34

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Willie Geist

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03:39

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