'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twin Guy

Clip taken from one of the past Christmas Candlelight Services at Living Word.

Transcript

00:00As we celebrate this Christmas season, we are reminded of many different holiday traditions,

00:08including the reading of the night before Christmas.

00:11Here, to help me, the sound effects master himself, please welcome to the stage, Baylor Anderson.

00:22You know, this would be ten times better, with some props.

00:30Thanks.

00:43Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

00:49Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak.

00:51The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

00:56Ho, ho, ho.

00:58The children were nestled, all snug in their beds.

01:03While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.

01:09Wicca, wicca, wicca, wicca.

01:12Fresh.

01:14And Mom and her kerchief, and I and my cap, had jostled down for a long winter's nap.

01:22When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

01:27Away to the window, I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.

01:37What was that?

01:41I threw up the sash.

01:45The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below.

01:50When what to my wondering eye should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.

01:59With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

02:04More rapid than eagles as courses they came, and he whistled and shouted and called them by name.

02:09Now Dasher, now Prancer, on Comet, and Tracer, on Cosmo, is there another dancer in there I'm pretty sure?

02:20Um, on Bruce Springsteen.

02:23Do you think one of Santa's reindeer is Bruce Springsteen?

02:29Born in the USA.

02:33Because it's not.

02:34Born in the USA.

02:36You done?

02:45Yeah, I'm done.

02:46And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

02:53As I drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

02:58Bound?

03:00He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

03:05You have to be kidding me.

03:07A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

03:10The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke had encircled his head like a wreath.

03:19Oh, I gotta quit.

03:21He had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly.

03:26Oh, oh, oh, smuckers.

03:29He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all his stockings, then turned with a jerk.

03:37I'm sorry, what did you just call me?

03:38And laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the chimney, he rose.

03:45He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

03:50Santa the Tower, Santa the Tower.

03:52This is Tower Santa.

03:54We're looking for a clear takeoff.

03:56Yes, you are clear for takeoff.

04:00Pew, ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

04:04Pew, pew, pew.

04:10My leg.

04:15Is Santa dropping bombs?

04:17There are supposed to be presents, but I don't know.

04:21That's amazing.

04:23But I heard him exclaim, Eerie drove out of sight.

04:26Merry Christmas to all.

04:28And to all a good night.

04:30All right, we're done with that.

04:32We know the rest of it.

04:32We've heard it.

04:33Amen.

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