the night before christmas by clement clarke moore book

Moore's conception of Saint Nicholas was borrowed from his friend Washington Irving, but Moore portrayed his 'jolly old elf' as arriving on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day. He included it in the anthology at the insistence of his children, for whom he had originally written the piece. Moore had a reputation as an erudite professor and had not wished at first to be connected with the unscholarly verse. By then, the original publisher and at least seven others had already acknowledged his authorship. Moore himself acknowledged authorship when he included it in his own book of poems in 1844. It was first attributed in print to Moore in 1837.

The poem was first published anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel on 23 December 1823, having been sent there by a friend of Moore, and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached. Moore originated many of the features that are still associated with Santa Claus today while borrowing other aspects, such as the use of reindeer. His inspiration for the character of Saint Nicholas was a local Dutch handyman as well as the historic Saint Nicholas. The authorship of A Visit is credited to Clement Clarke Moore who is said to have composed it on a snowy winter's day during a shopping trip on a sleigh. Nicholas in the Troy Sentinel, 23 December 1823 The original publication of Account of a Visit from St. As he flies away, Santa calls out 'Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.' They share a conspiratorial moment before Santa bounds up the chimney again. He carries a sack of toys, and the father watches his visitor deliver presents and fill the stockings hanging by the fireplace, and laughs to himself. After landing his sleigh on the roof, Santa enters the house by sliding down the chimney.

Looking out the window, he sees Santa Claus ( Saint Nicholas) in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer.

On the night of Christmas Eve, a family is settling down to sleep when the father is disturbed by noises on their lawn. Nicholas eventually was set to music and has been recorded by many artists. Before the poem gained wide popularity, American ideas had varied considerably about Saint Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors. It has had a massive effect on the history of Christmas gift-giving. The poem has been called 'arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American' and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Nicholas in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. Nicholas, more commonly known 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. Cover page for a series of illustrations for the Night Before Christmas produced as part of a PWA project in 1934 by Helmuth F.

The night before christmas by clement clarke moore book