He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
6 seconds sound clip from the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:49.108 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, now dash away, dash away, dash away, all! Ho-ho-ho!
- As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
- So, up to the housetop the coursers they flew, with a sleigh full of toys, and Saint Nicholas too.
- And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
- As I drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney Saint Nicholas came with a bound.
- A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
- His eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how merry.
- His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry.
- His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
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