![]() I found it on a Time Life Christmas CD set and I bought it for that song alone. The music races with the wind as Santa comes into sight and is softened as the father watches him go about filling the stockings. I much prefer it to just hearing the story read. I grew up listening to "The Night Before Christmas" performed by Fred Waring and his Orchestra. Gretchen was the perfect mother's helper and reminds me of Wendy in "Peter Pan." As I recall Gretchen had two brothers just like Wendy and she helps the youngest brother by tying a knot in the end of his popcorn string. Of course the little boy was stuffing a lot of the popcorn into his own mouth as well. It was funny as the youngest brother was stringing popcorn and the dog was eating it off the end of the string as the little boy put it on. It's a wonderful account of the era in which the story was written. ![]() She wants to read about Santa Claus to learn more about the great man. ![]() When her siblings ask for their father to bring them home toys from his business trip Gretchen only wants a book. I much prefer this "Night Before Christmas" to all of the ridiculous ones with mice and all of the other animals since. ![]()
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