Judy Collins

The Night Before Christmas

Judy Collins


Ribbons and paper 
Cover the floor
It's been 
A good Christmas 
Presents galore
Everyone's happy
I'm happy, too
Cause oh 
What a night
Oh 
What a night
Night 
Before Christmas 
I had with you

Frost on the window 
Snow on the ground
Holiday spirit 
Holiday sounds
Everyone's thankful 
I'm thankful, too
Cause oh 
What a night
Oh 
What a night
Night 
Before Christmas 
I had with you

It all started 
Underneath 
That mistletoe
While we were 
Waiting up
To help 
Ol' Santa Claus
We were 
Making merry
In ways 
We'd never 
Thought of
Then we heard 
Those sleigh bells
Ol' Santa 
Almost caught us

No 
We didn't 
Take pictures
But I'll 
Always remember
One very special 
Twenty-fourth day 
Of December
Cause oh 
What a night
Oh 
What a night
Night 
Before Christmas 
I had with you

It all started 
Underneath 
That mistletoe
While we were 
Waiting up
To help 
Ol' Santa Claus
We were 
Making merry
In ways 
We'd never 
Thought of
Then we heard 
Those sleigh bells
Ol' Santa 
Almost caught us

If we don't do it 
Next year
Honey 
I'm sure 
Gonna miss it
Why don't 
We make it 
A new 
Yuletide tradition
Cause oh 
What a night
Oh 
What a night
Night 
Before Christmas 
I had with you
Cause oh 
What a night
Oh 
What a night
Night 
Before Christmas 
I had with you