We'd have swapped our whiskers for a peanut shell or a round ripe apple seed, but meals don't fall from empty tables.

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8 seconds sound clip from the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:13:20.391 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- This joker wants to get in. Says he came to fix the clock.

- Is that what he says?

- Well, let me tell you something. Of all the incompetent, insolent purveyors of chicanery that I have ever... Oh, heck, go home!

- Winter came, and things got tough for the Trundles.

- And if you think they had it bad...

- We'd have swapped our whiskers for a peanut shell or a round ripe apple seed, but meals don't fall from empty tables.

- Then, finally, it was Christmas Eve.

- No sense in hanging stockings, Dad.

- There's no one to fill them this year... unless you believe in miracles.

- Now, don't go saying that. The night's not over yet. There's always hope. Miracles happen most every day to people like you and me

- But don't expect a miracle unless you help make it to be.

- So, you hope, and I'll hurry. You pray, and I'll plan. We'll do what's necessary, 'cause even a miracle needs a hand.

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So, you hope, and I'll hurry. You pray, and I'll plan. We'll do what's necessary, 'cause even a miracle needs a hand.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) Sound Clip

Sound clips of the best quotes from the 1974 animated television special 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Actors: George Gobel (Father Mouse), Joel Grey (Joshua Trundle)

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