The poem, of course, was “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (“The Night Before Christmas”). I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the ...

Twas the Night Before Christmas, but according to lore, This beloved poem was not written by Clement Clarke Moore. At least that's the opinion of Mary Van Deusen, who claims her great-great ...

Editor’s Note: Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in 1822. It is believed that a family ...

TAMPA (WFLA) — “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was first published more than 200 years ago on Christmas Eve. The poem, originally titled “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” was written by ...

It is one of the most famous poems in the English language—almost as famous as Christmas itself. A single word is enough to get going: “‘Twas”. You know the rest, or probably quite a bit ...

a mock trial seeks to determine who penned "A Visit from St. Nicholas" — more commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." The verse not only became one of the best known poems in the ...

The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is celebrating a big birthday this year and next. While the words are well-known, the author is a bit of ...

suggested to him the idea of making St. Nicholas the hero of this ‘Christmas piece’ for his children.” Image In 1918, The Times printed a facsimile edition of the poem. (Though it got the ...

Long before it became a Christmas carol in the 19th century, this hymn was first penned as a poem in the 4th century by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius. As Brian Flanagan, theologian and church ...