The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas ... Moore (left) claimed he wrote the poem, but some scholars and descendants of Dutch farmer and poet Henry Livingston, Jr. (right), say ...

As far as classic Christmas Eve activities go, nothing beats reading the “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem with a crackling fireplace, twinkling tree and jolly carols playing in the ...

The poem tells the charming story of a father who witnesses St. Nicholas, aka Santa Claus, on Christmas Eve. The “jolly old elf” arrives in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and leaves behind ...