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Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas
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Creators: Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) and Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) [Illustrator] "'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." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 3677