Phonemes for Test-for-Henry 'Night Before Christmas'required phoneme changes:
twinkling => NOT 'T-W-IH-NG-K-AH-L-IH-NG' => BUT 'T-W-IH1-NG-K-L-IH0-NG'
opening => NOT 'OW1-P-AH0-N-IH0-NG' => BUT 'OW1-P-N-IH0-NG'
Note rhyming in 3rd stress, as well as 4th
dih dih DAH dih dih DAH dih dih DAH dih dih DAH 'Twas the NIGHT be- fore CHRIST- mas when ALL thro' the HOUSE T-W-AH1-Z DH-AH0 N-AY1-T B-IH0- F-AO1-R K-R-IH1-S- M-AH0-S W-EH1-N AO1-L TH-R-UW DH-AH0 HH-AW1-S Not a CREA- ture was STIR- ring not E- ven a MOUSE N-AA1-T AH0 K-R-IY1- CH-ER0 W-AA1-Z S-T-ER1- IH0-NG N-AA1-T IY1- V-IH0-N AH0 M-AW1-S . The STOCK ings were HUNG by the CHIM ney with CARE . DH-AH0 S-T-AA1-K- IH0-NG-Z W-ER0 HH-AH1-NG B-AY1 DH-AH0 CH-IH1-M- N-IY0 W-IH1-DH K-EH1-R . In HOPES that St. NICH- o- las SOON would be THERE . IH0-N HH-OW1-P-S DH-AE1-T S-T-R-IY1-T N-IH1-K- AH0- L-AH0-S S-UW1-N W-UH1-D B-IY1 DH-EH1-R . The CHIL- dren were NES- tled all SNUG in their BEDS . DH-AH0 CH-IH1-L- D-R-AH0-N W-ER0 N-EH1-S- AH0-L-D AO1-L S-N-AH1-G IH0-N DH-EH1-R B-EH1-D-Z . While VI- sions of SUG- ar plums DANC'D in their HEADS . W-AY1-L V-IH1- ZH-AH0-N-Z AH1-V SH-UH1- G-ER0 P-L-AH1-M-Z D-AE1-N-S-T IH0-N DH-EH1-R HH-EH1-D-Z And Ma- MA in her 'KER- chief and I in my CAP AH0-N-D M-AA1- M-AH0 IH0-N HH-ER0 K-ER0- CH-IH0-F AH0-N-D AY1 IH0-N M-AY1 K-AE1-P Had just SET- tled our BRAINS for a LONG win- ter's NAP HH-AE1-D JH-AH1-S-T S-EH1-T- AH0-L-D AW1-ER0 B-R-EY1-N-Z F-AO1-R AH0 L-AO1-NG W-IH1-N- T-ER0-Z N-AE1-P . When OUT on the LAWN there a- ROSE such a CLAT- ter . W-EH1-N AW1-T AA1-N DH-AH0 L-AO1-N DH-EH1-R ER0- OW1-Z S-AH1-CH AH0 K-L-AE1- T-ER0 . I SPRUNG from the BED to see WHAT was the MAT- ter . AY1 S-P-R-AH1-NG F-R-AH1-M DH-AH0 B-EH1-D T-UW1 S-IY1 W-AH1-T W-AA1-Z DH-AH0 M-AE1- T-ER0 . A- WAY to the WIN- dow I FLEW like a FLASH . AH0- W-EY1 T-UW1 DH-AH0 W-IH1-N- D-OW0 AY1 F-L-UW1 L-AY1-K AH0 F-L-AE1-SH . Tore O- pen the SHUT- ters and THREW up the SASH . T-AO1-R OW1- P-AH0-N DH-AH0 SH-AH1- T-ER0-Z AH0-N-D TH-R-UW1 AH1-P DH-AH0 S-AE1-SH . The MOON on the BREAST of the NEW fal- len SNOW . DH-AH0 M-UW1-N AA1-N DH-AH0 B-R-EH1-S-T AH1-V DH-AH0 N-UW1 F-AA1- L-AH0-N S-N-OW1 Gave the LUS- tre of MID- day to OB- jects be LOW G-EY1-V DH-AH0 L-AH1-S- T-ER0 AH1-V M-IH1-D-OW0- D-EY1 T-UW1 AA1-B- JH-EH0-K-T-S B-IH0- L-OW1 . When WHAT to my WON- der- ing EYES should ap- PEAR . W-EH1-N W-AH1-T T-UW1 M-AY1 W-AH1-N- D-ER0- IH0-NG AY1-Z SH-UH1-D AH0- P-IH1-R But a MIN- ia- ture SLEIGH and eight TI- ny rein- DEER B-AH1-T AH0 M-IH1-N- IH0- CH-UH2-R S-L-EY1 AH0-N-D EY1-T T-AY1- N-IY0 R-EY1-N- D-IH2-R With a LIT- tle old DRIV- er so LIVE- ly and QUICK W-IH1-DH AH0 L-IH1- T-AH0-L OW1-L-D D-R-AY1-V- ER0 S-OW1 L-AY1-V- L-IY0 AH0-N-D K-W-IH1-K . I KNEW in a MO- ment it MUST be St. NICK . AY1 N-UW1 IH0-N AH0 M-OW1- M-AH0-N-T IH1-T M-AH1-S-T B-IY1 S-T-R-IY1-T N-IH1-K . More RAP- id than EA- gles his COURS- ers they CAME . M-AO1-R R-AE1-P- AH0-D DH-AE1-N IY1- G-AH0-L-Z HH-IH1-Z K-AO2-R-S- ER0-Z DH-EY1 K-EY1-M And he WHIS- tled and SHOUT- ed and CALL'D them by NAME AH0-N-D HH-IY1 W-IH1-S- AH0-L-D AH0-N-D SH-AW1-T- AH0-D AH0-N-D K-AO1-L-D DH-EH1-M B-AY1 N-EY1-M . Now DASH- er Now DANC- er Now PRANC- er and VIX- en N-AW1 D-AE1-SH- ER0 N-AW1 D-AE1-N-S- ER0 N-AW1 P-R-AE1-N-S- ER0 AH0-N-D V-IH1-K- S-IH0-N . On COM- et On CU- pid On DUND- er and BLIX- em AA1-N K-AA1-M- AH0-T AA1-N K-Y-UW1- P-IH0-D AA1-N D-AA1-N-D- ER0 AH0-N-D B-L-IH0-K- S-AH0-M To the TOP of the PORCH to the TOP of the WALL T-UW1 DH-AH0 T-AA1-P AH1-V DH-AH0 P-AO1-R-CH T-UW1 DH-AH0 T-AA1-P AH1-V DH-AH0 W-AO1-L . Now DASH a- way DASH a- way DASH a- way ALL N-AW1 D-AE1-SH AH0- W-EY1 D-AE1-SH AH0- W-EY1 D-AE1-SH AH0- W-EY1 AO1-L As dry LEAVES . be- FORE the wild HUR- ri- cane FLY AE1-Z D-R-AY L-IY1-V-Z B-IH0- F-AO1-R DH-AH0 W-AY1-L-D HH-ER1- AH0- K-EY2-N F-L-AY1 When they MEET with an OB- sta- cle MOUNT to the SKY W-EH1-N DH-EY1 M-IY1-T W-IH1-DH AE1-N AA1-B- S-T-AH0- K-AH0-L M-AW1-N-T T-UW1 DH-AH0 S-K-AY1 . So UP to the HOUSE- top the COURS- ers they FLEW S-OW1 AH1-P T-UW1 DH-AH0 HH-AW1-S- T-AA1-P DH-AH0 K-AO2-R-S- ER0-Z DH-EY1 F-L-UW1 With the SLEIGH full of TOYS and St NICH- o- las TOO W-IH1-DH DH-AH0 S-L-EY F-UH1-L AH1-V T-OY1-Z AH0-N-D S-T-R-IY1-T N-IH1-K- AH0- L-AH0-S T-UW1 . And THEN in a TWINK- ling I HEARD on the ROOF AH0-N-D DH-EH1-N IH0-N AH0 T-W-IH1-NG-K- L-IH0-NG AY1 HH-ER1-D AA1-N DH-AH0 R-UW1-F . The PRANC- ing and PAW- ing of EACH lit- tle HOOF DH-AH0 P-R-AE1-N-S- IH0-NG AH0-N-D P-AO1- IH0-NG AH1-V IY1-CH L-IH1- T-AH0-L HH-UW1-F As I DREW in my HEAD and was TURN- ing a- ROUND AE1-Z AY1 D-R-UW1 IH0-N M-AY1 HH-EH1-D AH0-N-D W-AA1-Z T-ER1-N- IH0-NG ER0- AW1-N-D Down the CHIM- ney St. NICH- o- las CAME with a BOUND D-AW1-N DH-AH0 CH-IH1-M- N-IY0 S-T-R-IY1-T N-IH1-K- AH0- L-AH0-S K-EY1-M W-IH1-DH AH0 B-AW1-N-D He was DRESS'D all in FUR from his HEAD to his FOOT HH-IY1 W-AA1-Z D-R-EH1-S-T AO1-L IH0-N F-ER1 F-R-AH1-M HH-IH1-Z HH-EH1-D T-UW1 HH-IH1-Z F-UH1-T And his CLOTHES were all TAR- nish'd with ASH- es and SOOT AH0-N-D HH-IH1-Z K-L-OW1-DH-Z W-ER0 AO1-L T-AA1-R- N-IH0-SH-T W-IH1-DH AE1-SH- AH0-Z AH0-N-D S-UH1-T . A BUN- dle of TOYS . was FLUNG on his BACK AH0 B-AH1-N D-AH0-L AH1-V T-OY1-Z W-AA1-Z F-L-AH1-NG AA1-N- HH-IH1-Z B-AE1-K And he LOOK'd like a PED- dler just OP- ning his PACK AH0-N-D HH-IY1 L-UH2-K-T L-AY1-K AH0 P-EH1-D- L-ER0 JH-AH1-S-T OW1-P- N-IH0-NG HH-IH1-Z P-AE1-K . His EYES how they TWINK- led his DIM ples how MER- ry HH-IH1-Z AY1-Z HH-AW DH-EY1 T-W-IH1-NG-K- AH0-L-D HH-IH1-Z D-IH1-M- P-AH0-L-Z HH-AW M-EH1-R- IY0 . His CHEEKS were like ROS- es his NOSE like a CHER- ry HH-IH1-Z CH-IY1-K-S W-ER0 L-AY1-K R-OW1-Z- IH0-Z HH-IH1-Z N-OW1-Z L-AY1-K AH0 CH-EH1-R- IY0 . His DROLL lit- tle MOUTH was drawn UP like a BOW HH-IH1-Z D-R-OW1-L L-IH1-T- AH0-L M-AW1-TH W-AA1-Z D-R-AO1-N AH1-P L-AY1-K AH0 B-AW1 And the BEARD of his CHIN was as WHITE as the SNOW AH0-N-D DH-AH0 B-IH1-R-D AH1-V HH-IH1-Z CH-IH1-N W-AA1-Z AE1-Z W-AY1-T AE1-Z DH-AH0 S-N-OW1 . The STUMP of a PIPE he held TIGHT in his TEETH DH-AH0 S-T-AH1-M-P AH1-V AH0 P-AY1-P HH-IY1 HH-EH1-L-D T-AY1-T IH0-N HH-IH1-Z T-IY1-TH And the SMOKE it en- CIR- cled his HEAD like a WREATH AH0-N-D DH-AH0 S-M-OW1-K IH1-T IH0-N- S-ER1- K-AH0-L-D HH-IH1-Z HH-EH1-D L-AY1-K AH0 R-IY1-TH . He HAD a broad FACE and a LIT- tle round BEL- ly HH-IY1 HH-AE1-D AH0 B-R-AO1-D F-EY1-S AH0-N-D AH0 L-IH1-T- AH0-L R-AW1-N-D B-EH1-L- IY0 . That SHOOK when he LAUGH'D like a BOWL full of JEL- ly DH-AE1-T SH-UH1-K W-EH1-N HH-IY1 L-AE1-F-T L-AY1-K AH0 B-OW1-L F-UH1-L AH1-V JH-EH1-L- IY0 He was CHUB- by and PLUMP a right JOL- ly old ELF HH-IY1 W-AA1-Z CH-AH1-B- IY0 AH0-N-D P-L-AH1-M-P AH0 R-AY1-T JH-AA1-L- IY0 OW1-L-D EH1-L-F And I LAUGH'D when I SAW him in SPITE of my- SELF AH0-N-D AY1 L-AE1-F-T W-EH1-N AY1 S-AO1 HH-IH1-M IH0-N S-P-AY1-T AH1-V M-AY2- S-EH1-L-F . A WINK of his EYE and a TWIST of his HEAD AH0 W-IH1-NG-K AH1-V HH-IH1-Z AY1 AH0-N-D AH0 T-W-IH1-S-T AH1-V HH-IH1-Z HH-EH1-D . Soon GAVE me to KNOW I had NOTH- ing to DREAD S-UW1-N G-EY1-V M-IY1 T-UW1 N-OW1 AY1 HH-AE1-D N-AH1-TH- IH0-NG T-UW1 D-R-EH1-D . He SPOKE not a WORD but went STRAIGHT to his WORK HH-IY1 S-P-OW1-K N-AA1-T AH0 W-ER1-D B-AH1-T W-EH1-N-T S-T-R-EY1-T T-UW1 HH-IH1-Z W-ER1-K . And FILL'D all the STOCK- ings then TURN'D with a JIRK AH0-N-D F-IH1-L-D AO1-L DH-AH0 S-T-AA1-K- IH0-NG-Z DH-EH1-N T-ER1-N-D W-IH1-DH AH0 JH-ER1-K . And LAY- ing his FIN- ger a- SIDE of his NOSE AH0-N-D L-EY1- IH0-NG HH-IH1-Z F-IH1-NG- G-ER0 AH0- S-AY1-D AH1-V HH-IH1-Z N-OW1-Z . And GIV- ing a NOD up the CHIM- ney he ROSE AH0-N-D G-IH1-V- IH0-NG AH0 N-AA1-D AH1-P DH-AH0 CH-IH1-M- N-IY0 HH-IY1 R-OW1-Z . He SPRUNG to his SLEIGH to his TEAM gave a WHIS tle HH-IY1 S-P-R-AH1-NG T-UW1 HH-IH1-Z S-L-EY1 T-UW1 HH-IH1-Z T-IY1-M G-EY1-V AH0 W-IH1-S- AH0-L And a- WAY they all FLEW like the DOWN of a THIS- tle AH0-N-D AH0- W-EY1 DH-EY1 AO1-L F-L-UW1 L-AY1-K DH-AH0 D-AW1-N AH1-V AH0 TH-IH1-S- AH0-L But I HEARD him ex- CLAIM ere he DROVE out of SIGHT B-AH1-T AY1 HH-ER1-D HH-IH1-M IH0-K-S- K-L-EY1-M EH1-R HH-IY1 D-R-OW1-V AW1-T AH1-V S-AY1-T Hap- py CHRIST- mas to ALL and to ALL a good NIGHT HH-AE1-P- IY0 K-R-IH1-S- M-AH0-S IT-UW1 AO1-L AH0-N-D T-UW1 AO1-L AH0 G-UH1-D N-AY1-T