Did you know one of the most beloved Christmas poems in the world actually traces its roots back to Upstate New York? Before most of us ever called it “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”, it quietly ...

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 ...

A Visit from St. Nicholas,” referred to as “The Night Before Christmas” a poem by Clement C. Moore, was first published in ...

“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 ...

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 ...

‘Tis December 24, the day before Christmas, and all through the land, families send excited children to bed with a reading of Clement Moore’s classic poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” ‘Twas the night ...

The Avon Holiday Spectacular on Dec. 3 included Santa Claus reading the beloved story, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Santa said the poem - also known as " 'Twas the Night efore Christmas" - was his ...

‘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 ...

On Dec. 23, 1823, a poem called “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Sentinel, the local newspaper of Troy, New York. This piece offered a different take on Santa Claus, a ...