Possible Clues:

• "___ the night before Christmas ..."
• "Jabberwocky" opener
• "___ the night before ..."
• 'Jabberwocky' opener
• 'Jabberwocky' starter
• Christmas poem opener
• ''__ the night before . . .''
• '-- the night before ...'
• ''Jabberwocky'' starter
• 'Jabberwocky' start