Merry Christmas translated into almost any language

Merry Christmas translated into almost any language you like. Learn how people say 'merry christmas' around the world.

We pulled this list together over a long period and sometimes in the long evenings our eyes got tired and we hit the wrong key, so appologies for any poor spelling you might find.

• Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar (Merry Christmas in Afrikaans)
• Gzuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri! (Merry Christmas in Albanian)
• E gueti Wnchte & E glecklichs Nej Johr! (Merry Christmas in Alsatian)
• Gozhqq Keshmish (Merry Christmas in Apache)
• I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida (Merry Christmas in Arabic)
• Bon Ndau! (Merry Christmas in Arans)
• Aba satho niw jari da'wisida bon (Merry Christmas in Arawak)
• Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand (Merry Christmas in Armenian)
• Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun (Merry Christmas in Azeri)
• Mbung Mbung Krismie & Mbung Mbung Ngouh Suiie (Merry Christmas in Bandang)
• Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! (Merry Christmas in Basque)
• Winshuyu sa Svyatkami i z Novym godam! (Merry Christmas in Belorussian)
• Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba-gong Taon! (Merry Christmas in Bicolano)
• Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok (Merry Christmas in Czech)
• Vasel Koleda; Tchestita nova godina! (Merry Christmas in Bulgarian)
• Bon nadal i feli any nou! (Merry Christmas in Catalan)
• Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok (Merry Christmas in Cantonese)
• Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig! (Merry Christmas in Cebuano)
• Danistayohihv & Aliheli'sdi Itse Udetiyvsadisv (Merry Christmas in Cherokee)
• Mwebare khuhika - Ha Noel (Merry Christmas in Chiga)
• Naadelik looan na looan blethen noweth (Merry Christmas in Cornish Gaelic)
• Bon Natale e Bon capu d' annu (Merry Christmas in Corsican)
• Sretan Božic (Merry Christmas in Croatian)
• Ni ti Burunya Chou & Mi ti yuun (Merry Christmas in Dagbani)
• Gldelig Jul og godt nytr (Merry Christmas in Danish)
• Miet puou yan dhiedh Banyda tene Yin (Merry Christmas in Dinka)
• Ufaaveri aa ahareh (Merry Christmas in Divehi)
• Chrismi a lekah Nguo Suieh (Merry Christmas in Dschang)
• Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak (Merry Christmas in Duri)
• Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! ('Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year' in Dutch)
• Colo sana wintom tiebeen (Merry Christmas in Egyptian)
• Gajan Kristnaskon & Bonan Novjaron (Merry Christmas in Esperanto)
• Rmsaid Juluphi Head uut aastat (Merry Christmas in Estonian)
• Gledhilig jl og eydnurikt nggjr! (Merry Christmas in Faroese)
• Sal-e no mubarak (Merry Christmas in Farsi)
• Me Nomuni na marau ni siga ni sucu dei na yabaki vou (Merry Christmas in Fijian)
• Hyv Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua (Merry Christmas in Finnish)
• Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar (Merry Christmas in Flemish)
• Joyeux Noel et Bonne Anne! ('Merry Christmas and a happy new Year' in French)
• Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! (Merry Christmas in Frisian)
• Mangamgam Bawa a dawun sikua diaw amin (Merry Christmas in Gaddang)
• Mfiyawidi yaKrisimisa & Marago ghaMwaka waUpe (Merry Christmas in Gciriku)
• Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas & Gilosavt akhal ts'els (Merry Christmas in Georgian)
• Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! (Merry Christmas in German)
• Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos (Merry Christmas in Greek)
• Natal ni shub kaamnao & Saal Mubarak (Merry Christmas in Gujarati)
• Osusuku Omusa & Masuke Omwaka (Merry Christmas in Gwere)
• Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara! (Merry Christmas in Hausa)
• Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Merry Christmas in Hawaiian)
• Waihuka na Noeli & Waihhuka n 'Omwaka (Merry Christmas in Haya)
• Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shanah Tova (Merry Christmas in Hebrew)
• Shubh Naya Baras (Merry Christmas in Hindi)
• Boldog Karácsonyi Ünnepeket & Boldog Új Évet! (Merry Christmas in Hungarian)
• Maphon au nitungawan. Apo Dios Kituwen baron di toon (Merry Christmas in Hungduan)
• nga Pascua (Merry Christmas in Ibanag)
• Gleileg Jl og Farsaelt Komandi r! (Merry Christmas in Icelandic)
• Ekelere m gi maka Keresimesi na ubochi izizi afo ozo (Merry Christmas in Igbo)
• Selamat Hari Natal & Selamat Tahun Baru (Merry Christmas in Indonesian)
• Nollaig Shona Dhuit (Merry Christmas in Irish Gaelic)
• Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo (Merry Christmas in Italian)
• Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto (Merry Christmas in Japanese)
• Sugeng Natal lan warsa enggal (Merry Christmas in Javanese)
• Assegwas ameggaz (Merry Christmas in Kabyle)
• Kotobian Tadau Do Krimas om Toun Vagu (Merry Christmas in Kadazan)
• Ithiwa na Kisimsi Kiseo & Na Mwaka Mweu Museo (Merry Christmas in Kamba)
• Krismas basuk & Snem thymmai basuk (Merry Christmas in Khasi)
• Umunsi Mwiza (Merry Christmas in Kinyarwanda)
• Noeli Nziza & Umwaka Mwiza (Merry Christmas in Kirundi)
• Isangle Krismen & Isangle beng i fue (Merry Christmas in Kom)
• Sung Tan Chuk Ha (Merry Christmas in Korean)
• Tok Tapeng & Engan ya sasu (Merry Christmas in Kosraean)
• Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa (Merry Christmas in Krio)
• A Bona Lukara na Kinakava (Merry Christmas in Kuanua)
• Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be (Merry Christmas in Kurdish)
• Kerekemisa zongwa & Erago moMumvho gomupe (Merry Christmas in Kwangali)
• JangI jIlIngIz guttuu bolsun! (Merry Christmas in Kurghiz)
• Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis (Merry Christmas in Latin)
• Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu! (Merry Christmas in Latvian)
• Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu (Merry Christmas in Lithuanian)
• Amazalibwa Agesanyu & N'Omwaka Omujaa Ogwemirembe (Merry Christmas in Luganda)
• Schi Krschtdeeg an e Schint Ni Joer (Merry Christmas in Luxembourgeois)
• Streken Bozhik (Merry Christmas in Macedonian)
• Pada salamet sabhala bengko areja (Merry Christmas in Madura)
• Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy (Merry Christmas in Malagasy)
• Selamat Hari Natal (Merry Christmas in Malayan)
• Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja! (Merry Christmas in Maltese)
• Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan (Merry Christmas in Mandarin)
• Mepiya Pagasaulog sa pagka-otawni Jesus aw maontong kaling Omay! (Merry Christmas in Mandobo)
• Mayad paq Pasko kag (Merry Christmas in Mangyan)
• Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa (Merry Christmas in Manx - the language of the Isle of Man)
• Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritimeti e te Mataiti Ou (Merry Christmas in Maori)
• Shub Naya Varsh (Merry Christmas in Marathi)
• Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye (Merry Christmas in Mongolian)
• Okrismesa iwa & Omude Mupe wa Punikwa (Merry Christmas in Ndonga)
• Krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva & Naya Barsa Ko harkik Shuvakamana (Merry Christmas in Nepali)
• Eg ynskjer hermed Dykk alle einGod Jul og Godt Nyttr (Merry Christmas in Norweigan)
• Polit nadal e bona annada (Merry Christmas in Occitan)
• Niibaa' anami'egiizhigad & Aabita Biboon (Merry Christmas in Ojibwe)
• Ungil Kurismas (Merry Christmas in Palauan)
• De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha (Merry Christmas in Pashtu)
• Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku (Merry Christmas in Polish)
• Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo (Merry Christmas in Portuguese)
• Nave sal di mubaraka (Merry Christmas in Punjabi)
• Sumaj kausay kachun Navidad ch'sisipi & Mosoi Watapi sumaj kausaykachun (Merry Christmas in Quechua)
• Kia akakakaia te Atua i runga i te rangi Teitei, e ei au to to teianei ao, e kia aroaia mai te tangata nei (Merry Christmas in Raorotongan)
• Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers (Merry Christmas in Romani)
• Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit! (Merry Christmas in Romanian)
• Mei kathui nata neila mei Khrisrmas akhatni gai mei tingkum kathan tu-na arew we (Merry Christmas in Rongmei)
• Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom (Merry Christmas in Russian)
• Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taon! (Merry Christmas in Sambal)
• Muwule Omwaka Enjaya (Merry Christmas in Saamia)
• La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou (Merry Christmas in Samoan)
• Raska nawa Serma (Merry Christmas in Santali)
• Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou (Merry Christmas in Sardinian)
• Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur! (Merry Christmas in Scotish Gaelic)
• Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina (Merry Christmas in Serbian)
• Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu (Merry Christmas in Sicilian)
• Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa (Merry Christmas in Sinhaese)
• Kutandika kua Yesu kuibuwa! & Kipua kipia kibuwa! (Merry Christmas in Songe)
• Newroz le to Piroz be (Merry Christmas in Sorani)
• Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto (Merry Christmas in Serbian)
• ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican (Merry Christmas in Somali)
• Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok (Merry Christmas in Slovakian)
• Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto (Merry Christmas in Slovenian)
• Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas in Spanish)
• Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal (Merry Christmas in Sudanese)
• - Malipayon na pasko sanan bag-on tuig! (Merry Christmas in Surigaonon)
• Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya (Merry Christmas in Swahili)
• God Jul och Gott Nytt r (Merry Christmas in Swedish)
• Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon (Merry Christmas in Tagalog)
• Ia ora i te Noera & Ia orana i te matahiti 'ap (Merry Christmas in Tahitian)
• - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal (Merry Christmas in Tamil)
• Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai (Merry Christmas in Thai)
• Xristos Khuwdziti kax sh kaxtoolxetl (Merry Christmas in Tlingit)
• Ke whakamanuia te Kirihimahi & Tauhaga Fou fiafia (Merry Christmas in Tokelau)
• Kristo abe anduwe muciindo ca Christmas (Merry Christmas in Tongan)
• Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha (Merry Christmas in Tswana)
• Noeliniz ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun (Merry Christmas in Turkish)
• Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku! (Merry Christmas in Ukrainian)
• Naya Saal Mubarak Ho (Merry Christmas in Urdu)
• YanghI yiling ahlqIs bolgey! (Merry Christmas in Uyghur)
• Chuc Mung Giang Sinh - Chuc Mung Tan Nien (Merry Christmas in Vietnamese)
• Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig! (Merry Christmas in Waray-Waray)
• Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda (Merry Christmas in Welsh)
• Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa (Merry Christmas in Xhosa)
• Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor (Merry Christmas in Yiddish)
• E ku odun, e hu iye' dun! (Merry Christmas in Yoruba)
• Barka da Issa hay-yan hann & Barka da djiri barey-yan (Merry Christmas in Zarma)
• Newroz'a tu Piroz be (Merry Christmas in Zaza)
• Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo (Merry Christmas in Zulu)

Christmas In ROMANIA

The tradition in Romania is for children to travel from house to house singing carols and reciting poetry and legends throughout the Christmas season. The leader carries a large wooden star called a steaua, which is covered with shiny paper and decorated with bells and colored ribbon. A picture of the Holy Family is pasted in the star's center, and the entire creation is attached to a broomstick or stout pole.

Christmas In INDIA

Christians in India decorate mango or banana trees at Christmas time. Sometimes they also decorate their houses with mango leaves. In some parts of India, small clay oil-burning lamps are used as Christmas decorations; they are placed on the edges of flat roofs and on the tops of walls. Churches are decorated with poinsettias and lit with candles for the Christmas Evening service.

Christmas Decoration Ideas

Christmas decoration starts at least a week before the Big Day and includes thorough washing, cleaning, scrubbing, polishing and ironing, the most tiresome of all chores. In this article, we will include tips to be used after these basic steps that are unavoidable to refresh yourself with novelty and creativity of ideas you can implement here. All these tips are carefully kept economical and kept to a do-it-yourself level. So, here are the tips:

• Check for the faulty bulbs in light strands beforehand. It will be wise to have a tester at hand so you can replace the bulbs easily as soon as they burn out.
• Angels are considered auspicious in home so add to the peace, tranquility, joy and harmony in your home by decorating your Christmas tree with angel ornaments and ordering an angel-shaped Christmas cake.
• Make an instant centerpiece for your Christmas dinner table by keeping luscious fruits including rosy red apples, sweet smelling oranges and a bunch of grapes in a clear glass bowl.
• Red Christmas stockings hanging on the window sill can have your name, your spouse's, kid's and pet's name in golden letters to make them look festive.
• Artificial wreaths and a magnetic wreath hanger last much longer.
• Holiday decorations with a personal touch are much more inviting then the store-bought fancy decorative items and made-at-home wreath, carefully trimmed Christmas tree and decorative light strands get most marks when done by hosts themselves.
• Don't forget to keep your camera ready along with films and batteries to capture some memorable moments.

Christmas Colors
Christmas is the most popular festival throughout the world. It is celebrated with immense zeal and fervor in various counties in the world. Christmas tee, twinkling lights, feast, dance, champagne, gifts and fun are inevitable parts of Christmas celebrations. Celebrated in order to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the father of Christianity, the celebrations of Christmas are full of the colors of joy, passion and enthusiasm.

Christmas Light Decoration
Christmas is celebrated with great zeal and passion in many counties of the world. Celebrated on December 25th every year, this day commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, the father of Christianity. As this is the biggest celebrations in any Christian family, the entire home is decorated like a palace this day. Christmas tree, feast, dance, champagne, gifts and twinkling lights are inevitable parts of Christmas celebrations.

Christmas Wreath Decoration
Christmas is a wonderful festival and celebrated with extreme enthusiasm and fervor everywhere in the world. The Christmas celebrations have some typical feature worldwide. You can't think of Christmas without Christmas tree, feast, champagne, Santa Claus and Christmas wreaths ever. In fact, it is the most common thing that you will see on everybody's front door.

Holiday Nosegays
Holiday nosegays are quite simple to make and can be easily done to add personal touch to your Christmas decorations or decorating your community church on Christmas. Nosegays are bunches of anything that can be grouped together and they can vary in, colors, styles and materials. These can be made as large or small depending upon your need and the kind of material you use.

Homemade Christmas Centerpiece
If the Christmas is around and you are over with making of your Christmas wreath, decoration of your Christmas tree, then it is definitely the time to create a Christmas centerpiece. Centerpieces can make your Christmas dinner table setting look more welcoming. We emphasize on homemade Christmas centerpiece as it adds a personal touch to the Christmas decoration, which is invaluable.

Outdoor Christmas Decorations
A Christmas party looks incomplete without a proper decoration and ambience. It is thus very important to pay proper attention to the interior as well as outdoor ambience of your party venue. Using a theme will make your outdoor Christmas decoration much easier. There are lots of choices open for you such as period-wise, favorite color or Christmas character.

Christmas Decorations Theme
The month of December brings along the season of festivities and celebrations for most people. Not only does it symbolizes the festival of Christmas, but also indicates the beginning of a New Year. As such, revelry starts from the very beginning of this month. Markets and malls are packed with Christmas decorations and shoppers.

Christmas Door Decor
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year." Yes, the gleesome feeling of the festivity is in the air again and the bells are ringing. While the stores are flooded with gift items and decor stuffs, the bakeries are full of sweet savory delights.

Christmas Home Decorations
"Deck the halls with boughs of Holly, fa la la la la, la la la la; Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la." Christmas, a day to commemorate and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ; and the Christmas season, a season to get together with the near and dear ones, indulge in merriment, gift sharing,

Christmas Indoor Decoration
Christmas is one of the most important festivals of the year, especially for the Christians around the globe. It marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind. Festivities and revelry start days in advance. The markets are flooded with stuffs for the festival. People indulge in shopping, decorating the homes and offices

Christmas Office Decorations
The birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, is a day that is celebrated across the world with much exuberance, enthusiasm and liveliness. Days before the festival, the whole atmosphere revels in the glory of the festivity. People wait for the holiday season to reunite with family and friends. As such it wouldn't be wrong to say,

Christmas Window Decor
25th December is here again! It's the time to celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, and make merry again! It's the season of Christmas! A Merry Christmas! The season of Christmas is celebrated with much ardor all around the world and brings together all loved ones, family members and friends.

Christmas Yard Decorations
The day to bask in the essence of the heavenly spirit and have a gala of a time with those close to you is here. It's the day when the whole world celebrates the birth of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It's the day of Christmas and it brings glad tidings along with much needed holiday spirit that will keep you going after all is done and dealt with.

Contemporary Christmas Decoration
Christmas, the festival of joy, happiness, and togetherness, is celebrated on 25th December throughout the world by the entire Christian community with much zeal and zest. This holy festival commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Jesus Christ. The festive mood can be felt in the air with all streets, homes, and shopping complexes

Homemade Christmas Decorations
Christmas season is the time for celebration and festivities. It's the time of the year when all family members try to gather around and celebrate with merriment. It is more of a social affair rather than a personal festival, and is celebrated not just with family members and closed ones, but with people in general.

Personalized Christmas Decorations
The last week of every year is celebrated with great pomp and show in a number of countries round the globe, as 25th December denotes the day of the birth of Jesus Christ, the day on which Christmas is celebrated every year. The day is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and zeal; the Christian families come together

Traditional Christmas Decoration
The joyous and heavenly festival of Christmas is celebrated on December 25 every year across the world with immense splendor and grandeur. Observed by both Christians and non-Christians, this holy festival commemorates the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. Shops and markets

Unique Christmas Decorations
Christmas comes and Christmas goes; uniting family, friends, and foes. It's that time of the year again; when distances fade and so does pain. Gather together, hold hands, and pray while you kneel; have a glass, laugh a little, and partake in delicious meal. Celebrate love, celebrate life, celebrate Jesus; here,

Christmas Candy Cane Decoration
During this Christmas season, you can lend your own creative touch to your Christmas decoration, using some of the readily available resources. One of the most exquisite ideas is to embellish your Christmas tree with all sorts of ornaments and wreaths, by using one of the most traditional Christmas delicacies, the candy canes. All you need is a few household tools and a bit of creativity,

Christmas Holly Decoration
You can quite easily make your own elegant and exquisite Christmas decorations using certain natural elements. These decorations won't appear even a bit inferior to the decorative items that are floating about in the markets. One such fine Christmas decorations idea is to use vibrant red holly berries. Holly has long been used during Christmas decorations around the world.

Christmas Star Decoration Ideas
There can't possibly be a Christmas decoration without jingle bells, Christmas tree or a Christmas star. This Christmas, you can jazz up your home with brilliant and flashy Christmas stars and add a sparkle to the entire decoration. The Christmas star has been one of the most important symbols associated with the Christmas tradition.

Christmas Village Decoration Theme
A Christmas village is a decorative, miniature village which has, over the past few centuries, evolved into a significant aspect of a Christmas decoration. The tradition of displaying a lighted Christmas village started taking root in the 13th century with nativity scenes. Christmas village decoration has gone through many changes throughout different centuries. What used to be a large

Gothic Christmas Decorations
Carols, prayers, feasts, Santa - these are the prominent symbols of Christmas. Year after year, people follow the same traditions. While tradition works for many people, some get bored of the repetitious celebrations. It is natural that you long for a change to make this festival more interesting. How about adding an extra flavor to this Christmas

Christmas Stocking Stuffers Ideas
Christmas stockings, placed on the mantle of the fireplace and filled with all sorts of items, has been one of the most popular Christmas traditions. The stockings are filled with small gifts, packed elegantly, waiting to be discovered by friends and family members. However, while picking the stocking stuffers, one must look for items which conform to the likings and

Victorian Christmas Decoration
Creating a Victorian Christmas theme would be a great idea as this festival took its current-day format during those days. Victorians revived old traditions of Christmas celebrations such as caroling and also introduced new concepts like Christmas cards and greetings. It was the Victorians who promoted church-going, gift-giving and charity during this season, creating folk figures of Father

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The Night Before Christmas

                                                    ‘Twas the night before Christmas,

                                                           When all through the house

                                              Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma 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 like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

When, 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 a moment it must be St. Nick.

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, Donder 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 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 flew,

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. 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 St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all 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 like a peddler just 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;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

 

He had a broad face and a little round 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;

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, ‘ere he drove out of sight,


“Happy Christmas to all,
And to all a good-night.”

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