'Twas the Night Before Christmas

As Christmas beckons, the penultimate Hammers Advent Calendar offering features a West Ham United adaptation of Clement Clarke Moore's timeless poem 'Twas the night before Christmas'.

Filmed at The Boleyn public house, our distinguished orator casts his mind back over an eventful 2013, in full rhyme and verse, of course.

From Norwich and Noble to Cottagers and Coles, we journey through 12 frenetic months that comprised a top-ten Barclays Premier League finish, a stunning prospective new home and an England number nine among the ranks.