Merry Christmas to All
It was on this day in 1823 that the famous poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” was first published. It begins, “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”
…new evidence has come out…
Fourteen years after its first publication, an editor attributed the poem to a wealthy professor of classical literature named Clement Clarke Moore. In the last few years, new evidence has come out that a Revolutionary War major named Henry Livingston Jr. may have been the actual author of “The Night Before Christmas.” His family has letters describing his recitation of the poem before it was originally published, and literary scholars have found many similarities between his work and “The Night Before Christmas.” He was also three quarters Dutch, and many of the details in the poem, including names of the reindeer, have Dutch origins.
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Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I am very familiar with the poem. We had to memorize it in 5th grade. Rote memorization is the lowest form of cognitive learning…But I had no idea about the author/authors. I love this kind of information. It gives me something to talk about at Christmas parties;)
FredCQ - and to you and yours!
Tammi - What else are parties for but for the exchange of obscure knowledge!
Merry Christmas all!
merry christmas to you!
Lisette - Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thanks for stopping by.