Twas The Night Before Christmas

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2. Twas The Night Before Christmas By Clement Clarke Moore Adapted by _______________

3. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the 1__________Not a creature was stirring, not even a 2___________; The 3__________ were hung by the 4___________ with care, In hopes that 5_____________soon would be there.The children were nestled all snug in 6______________ beds, While visions of sugar 7___________ danced in their 8__________; And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a 9_______________ winter’s nap.When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I 10___________from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I 11__________ like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.The moon on the breast of the new 12___________ snow Gave the luster of mid day to objects below.When what to my 13____________ eyes should appear,But a 14__________ sleigh, and eight 15___________reindeer,With a 16__________ old driver, so lively and quick,I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.More rapid than17__________his coursers they came,And he whistled, and 18___________, 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 19___________! To the Top of the wall!Now dash away! 20_________away! 21____________away all!As dry 22___________that before the wild hurricane fly,When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,So up to the house top the coursers they 23___________ ,With the sleigh full of 24______________ ,and St. Nicholas too.

4. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roofThe 25__________and pawing of each little hoof.As I drew in my 26_____________and was turning around,Down the chimney St. Nicholas 27__________with a bound.He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,And his 28______________were all tarnished with ashes and soot;A bundle of 29___________ he had flung on his back,And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.His 30______________ how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a 31______________His 32________________little mouth was drawn up like a bow,And the beard of his chin was as 33____________as the snow;The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,And the smoke it encircled his head like a 34_______________He had a broad face and a 35___________ round belly,That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.He was chubby and 36_________________ a right jolly elf.And I 37_______________when I saw him, in spite of myself;A wink of his 38_______________and a twist of his head,Soon gave me to know 39_____________had nothing to dread.He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,And filled all the 40____________ then 41____________with a jerk,And laying his finger aside of his 42_____________ ,And giving a nod, up the chimney he 43_____________,He 44_____________to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,And away they all 45________________like the down of a thistle.But I heard him exclaim, ere he 46_______________ out of sight, “47_________________Christmas to all, and to all a good night.”