Search results
A Visit from St. Nicholas. By Clement Clarke Moore. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
"A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837.
The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” also known as “ ’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” was first published in a New York newspaper in 1823. It helped to establish Santa Claus as the joyful, plump, toy-bearing figure widely known today, and its naming of his reindeer has persisted as well.
Clement Clarke Moore was born on July 15, 1779, in New York City. He was the author of Poems (Barlett & Welford, 1844), which included the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.”
Read our online version of Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas) by Clement C. Moore and find out how we're celebrating its 200th anniversary.
Dec 23, 2023 · The poem, originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Nicholas, was first published anonymously on Dec. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called The Sentinel.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Visit From Saint Nicholas, by Clement Moore This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Nov 22, 2005 · A company of men, women, and children went together just after the evening service in their church, and, standing around the tomb of the author of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” recited together the words of the poem which we all know so well and love so dearly.
A Visit From St. Nicholas (’Twas the Night Before Christmas) Lyrics. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The...
Nov 22, 2005 · Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Children's Picture Books. In Christmas. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
