midnight
`` Santa Claus ' reindeer can easily pull the sleigh tonight , '' said Baby Pinky , as she looked from the window . `` Come , get back into bed ! '' called Curly Tail , `` or Santa Claus wo n't come . '' It was close to midnight , and still the snow came down . Outside the Twistytail house , just as outside of every other house where the children believe in Santa Claus , there was heard the ringing of bells . Then some one called : `` Whoa , there , reindeer ! '' Then there was a noise in the chimney .