Even about the name there is controversy. The title on its orginal 1823 publication was “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” but later years — and endless pirated reprintings — have often renamed it “The ...

Clement Clark Moore wrote his poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas") for his children in 1822. Robert Miller Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long ...

Join us this December at the Thomas family holiday party, where the descendants of Clement Clarke Moore like to reenact the creation of his most famous poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas", and how it was ...

“A Visit from St. Nicholas,” or “The Night before Christmas” first appeared on these pages. Troy Public Library Director Paul Hicok searches for the Dec. 23, 1823, Troy Sentinel page where “’The Night ...

“A Visit From St. Nicholas” is the beginning of modern Christmas, a manuscript specialist at Christie’s said. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a copy of “A Visit From St.

The tradition of writing letters to Santa Claus can reportedly be traced back to an 1823 poem titled “A Visit from Saint ...

Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long before his death 84 years later, established a reputation as a scholar. A noted lecturer and writer, he also generously supported ...

Arguably the most famous poem in American history, the following verses first appeared in 1823 in the Troy Sentinel in Troy, New York. It was submitted anonymously, and has been subsequently credited ...

On Dec. 23, 1823, a poem called “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Sentinel, the local newspaper of Troy, New York. This piece offered a different take on Santa Claus, a ...

‘Tis December 24, the day before Christmas, and all through the land, families send excited children to bed with a reading of Clement Moore’s classic poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” ‘Twas the night ...

I like to recite the poem "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas" even though I don’t know all the words. The poem’s real title is "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Sometimes I just hum it in my head. Other ...