ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />STORY: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" to hospitalized children at Children's National Medical Center in Washington on Monday.<br/> <br />Accompanied by her two dogs Bo and Sunny, Obama sat next to Santa Claus as she read the Christmas story to a crowd of young patients and their parents.<br/> <br />The event has become a traditional holiday activity for first ladies since Bess Truman began it.
