the night before Christmas

Written by Jim McBride, Sam Hogin, and Nelson Larkin Ribbons and paper cover the floor, it's been a great Christmas with presents galore Everyone's happy and I'm happy, too 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 and I'm thankful, too Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had with you It all started underneath that mistletoe when we were waiting up just to help ole Santa Claus We were making merry in ways we'd never thought of when we heard those sleigh bells and ole Santa almost caught us We didn't take no pictures, but I still remember one very special twenty-fourth day of December 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 ole Santa Clause We were making merry in ways we'd never thought of when we heard those sleigh bells and ole Santa almost caught us If we don't do this nect year, honey, I'm sure gonna miss it Why don't we make it a new Yuletide tradition Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had with you Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had with you