'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 ...

IT’S TIME FOR THIS WEEK IN HISTORY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM. THE CLASSIC HOLIDAY POEM, “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS” WAS FIRST PUBLISH ED ON DECEMBER 23, 1823. THIS WELL-LOVED POEM ...

“A Visit from St. Nicholas,” or “The Night before Christmas” first appeared on these pages. Troy Public Library Director Paul Hicok displays a binding of Troy Sentinel newspapers, which includes the ...

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 friend sent a copy ...

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 ...

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 friend sent a copy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...