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Clement Clarke Moore
1779-1863
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Books by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas
"'Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore is a poem first published anonymously in 1823. On Christmas Eve, a father witnesses a magical visitor arrive by sleigh and reindeer, bounding down the chimney to deliver presents and fill stockings. This beloved work transformed American ideas about Santa Claus and Christmas gift-giving, though its authorship sparked controversy between Moore and Henry Livingston Jr. The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American."
A Visit From Saint Nicholas
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A visit from St. Nicholas
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore is a poem first published anonymously in 1823. On Christmas Eve, a father witnesses Santa Claus arriving by sleigh with eight reindeer, descending through the chimney to deliver presents and fill stockings. This beloved work transformed American Christmas traditions and shaped modern conceptions of Santa Claus. Though Moore claimed authorship in 1837, some scholars suggest Henry Livingston Jr. may have written it, sparking an enduring literary controversy about its true origins.