Celebrate the Shining Wizards' Christmas tradition with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
Episode Transcript
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here. Hello, this is Mick Foley
reciting a visit from Saint Nicholas by memory the best of
my abilities. Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house not acreature was stirring, not even
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a mouse. The stockings were hung by the
chimney with care, in hopes thatSaint Nicholas soon would be
there. The children were snuggled,
nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums
danced in their heads, and Mama and her kerchief and I and my
cap had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, when
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out on the lawn there arose sucha clatter.
Why, I sprang from my bed to seewhat was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like aflash, tore open the shutters,
and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the
new fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below.
When, what am I wondering, I should appear but a miniature
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sleigh and a tiny reindeer with a little old driver so lively
and quick. Why, I knew in a moment it must
be Saint Nick more rapid than eagles.
His coursers they came any whistle and he shouted.
We call them by name on Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, on Vixen,
now Comet, now Cupid, now Donderand Blitzen.
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From the top of the porch to thetop of the wall.
Now dash away, dash away, dash away, all like dry leaves that
before the wild hurricane fly. When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky and up to the house top is coursers.
They blue with a sleigh full of toys, and Saint Nicholas too.
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And then in a twinkling, why I heard on the roof the prancing
and pawing of each little roof as I was drawing my head and was
turning around. Boom, down the chimbley.
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 onhis back, and he looked like a
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peddler just opening his pack. His eyes, how they twinkle, his
dimples how merry. His cheeks were like roses, his
nose like a cherry, His droll little mouth was as was drawn up
like a bow. And the beard on his chin, why,
it was as white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held
tight in his teeth, and the smoke and encircled his head
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like a wreath. He was jolly and plump, right?
Jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him in spite of
myself. Something about a bowl full of
Jelly, something. Tell me out here, guys, he
laughed. He.
Had a broad face and a little round he.
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Had a broad face, son of a Nutcracker, and a little broad
round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of
Jelly. Now he was chubby and plump, a
right jolly old elf. John Cena's not doing his bad
boy, my memory, I can tell you that much.
I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.
But a wink of an eye and the twist of his head soon gave me
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to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went
straight to his work. He filled all the stockings, and
then he turned with a jerk, laying a finger, finger a side
of his nose, and giving a nod. Boom, up the chimbly he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team, gave a whistle, and away
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they all flew like the down of aThistle.
But I heard him exclaim. There he drove out of sight.
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.
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