The trouble began two months ago when the mailman came.

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

You can hear this line at 00:01:26.750 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Well, I'm stirring.

- If only I could sleep. If only I knew.

- We got trouble, the boss and me. Big trouble.

- I mean, how would you feel if it was only three minutes to Christmas, and you didn't know whether?

- As we say when approaching a tall piece of cheddar, better start from the top.

- The trouble began two months ago when the mailman came.

- Hey, wait a minute, this isn't for us. It's for Santa.

- So is this.

- And this.

- And this.

- I spilled that ink. These are the letters we wrote to Santa.

- The letters we wrote to Santa, returned?

- Not accepted by addressee.

- What does that mean, Father?

- That Santa doesn't want our letters.

- But why?

- I don't know, Sarah. I don't know.

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