num_pages: 32
description: This poem first appeared in a newspaper in Troy, New York, USA, on December 23, 1823, as "A Visit From St. Nicholas". No one claimed authorship until 13 years later. Clement Clarke Moore, a professor and poet, said that he wrote the piece for his children. Unbeknownst to him, his housekeeper had sent it to the newspaper to be published. However, the family of Henry Livingston Jr. contended that their father had been reciting “A Visit from St. Nicholas” for 15 years prior to publication. Regardless of the true author, the poem is now a Christmas classic.
language: English
title: The Night Before Christmas
titlecomplete: The Night Before Christmas
characters: Santa Claus
genres: Fiction, Holiday, Short Stories, Poetry, Picture Books, Kids, Classics, Childrens, Christmas, Fantasy
ratings_count: 119050
series: Tammen Kultaiset Kirjat
publisher: Scholastic