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Gave a lustre of midday And then, in a twinkling,
Senior When what to my wondering The prancing and pawing
to objects below,
I heard on the roof,

Spot But a miniature sleigh and As I drew in my head, and
of each little hoof.
eyes did appear,
eight tiny rein-deer, was turning around,
With a little old driver
Senior Moments so lively and quick,

by Mary Moran I knew in a moment he
must be St. Nick.
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More rapid than eagles his
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A Visit from St. Nicholas ^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ
To the top of the porch! to >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ
by Clement Clarke Moore
the top of the wall! >ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ
‘Twas the night before Christmas, ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ
Now dash away! dash
when all through the house, DĞŵŽƌLJ ĂƌĞ
away! dash away all!”
Not a creature was stirring, As leaves that before the ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝĞƚ Θ ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
not even a mouse; wild hurricane fl y, WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
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The stockings were hung by When they meet with an ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘

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