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 ...

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Holiday decorations adorn the Cross Hall of the White House for the 2023 theme "Magic, Wonder, and Joy," Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) A close up of a "Visit from St.

“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 ...

And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

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 ...

And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away ...