“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, the throng assembled and continued to come until Midnight. Why? Because they found out that the choicest variety of fine shirts, scarves, ...

Clement Clark Moore wrote his poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas") for his children in 1822. Robert Miller Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long ...

Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long before his death 84 years later, established a reputation as a scholar. A noted lecturer and writer, he also generously supported ...

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 ...