Shawn Thornton(Photo Credit: Steph Phillips)

Tonight Shawn Thornton was a guest member for the Boston Pops and read his own rendition of Twas the Night Before Christmas, so while the majority of us sat around Twitter staring at a podium, people attending the Boston Pops got to hear this little gem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4It_MR88B4

While we are still waiting on the official word as to what today’s negotiations mean, there is hope. Hope for a hockey season in the near future and that, if there is no season, Shawn Thornton at least has a career in reading children’s stories at Christmas time. Happy podium watching!