User: M-le-mot-dit
File: The Night Before Christmas (1905).webm
Author: Edwin Stanton Porter
Publisher: Edison Manufacturing Company
Year: 1905
PD: PD/US|1941
Note: An American silent short Christmas film directed which follows Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem ''[[A Visit from St. Nicholas]]''.
Cat: Christmas film, Silent film
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00:00
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{{Center|{{X-smaller block|TRADE MARK<br />{{Cursive|Thomas A Edison}}}}
{{Dhr|2em}}
{{Xx-larger block|THE NIGHT BEFORE<br />CHRISTMAS}}}}
{{Dhr|2em}}
{{Smaller block|PATENTED {{Float right|COPYRIGHTED 1905}}}}
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02:19
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{{Small-caps block|{{Fqm}}The stockings were hung,<br />
By the chimney with care.<br />
In hope that Saint Nicholas,<br />
Soon would be there."}}
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02:59
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{{Small-caps block|{{Fqm}}The children were nestled,<br />
All snug in their beds.<br />
While visions of sugar-plums,<br />
Danced in their heads."}}
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05:10
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{{Small-caps block|{{Fqm}}Now Dasher! now Dancer!<br />
Now Pranger and Viwen!<br />
On! Comer; on! Cupid;<br />
On! Dunder and Blitzen"}}
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06:16
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{{Small-caps block|{{Fqm}}So up to the house-top,<br />
The coursers they flew.<br />
With sleigh full of toys<br />
And Saint Nicholas too."}}
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07:27
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{{Small-caps block|{{Fqm}}He has a broad face,<br />
And a little round belly.<br />
That shook when he laughed,<br />
Like a bowl-full of jelly."}}
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08:27
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{{Center|{{Big small-caps|Merry Christmas To All,<br />And To All A Good Night}}}}
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08:34
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{{Center|{{Xx-larger|{{Font-stretch|1.5|'''THE END'''}}}}}}
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