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It was the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring.

Only Granny McDuff's mouth. The stockings were

hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were all nestled,

all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads. And I, in my kerchief and papa in his cap,

had just settled down for a long evening's nap. When out on the lawn, I heard such a clutter,

I sprang from our bed to see what was the matter. To the window I flew like a flash, tore open the

curtains and threw up the sash. When what to my wandering eye should appear but a miniature sleigh and

eight brilliant reindeer. With a jolly old driver so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

And he whistled and shouted and called them by name.

Now dasher, now dancer, now prancer and vixen.

On comet, on Cupid, on Donder and Blitzenin on top of the roof and over the walls now dash away dash away dash away all so up to the rooftop they flew with a sleighful of toys and old st nick too then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

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