- Wikipedia: A Visit from St. Nicholas
History of the classic Christmas poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (aka 'Twas the Night Before Christmas), with information about its original copies, author controversy, and adaptations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas
- Blackdog.net: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Words to the traditional holiday poem, 'Twas the night before Christmas, with a brief note about the author.
blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/twas.html
- Literary Sleuth Casts Doubt on the Authorship of an Iconic Christmas Poem
Describes Professor Don Foster's research pointing to Henry Livingston Jr., not Clement Clarke Moore, as the author of Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/001027friday.html
- Account of a Visit From St. Nicholas - Troy Sentinel for 1823
Full text of the first publication of the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas (aka 'Twas the Night Before Christmas), with a scan of the poem as it appeared in the Troy Sentinel.
iment.com/maida//familytree/henry/xmas/poemvariants/troysentinel1823.htm
- Night Before Christmas
Illustrated online version.
www.childrenstory.com/christmas/b41.html
- Donna's Christmas Stories: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore's christmas poem (including an added mention of coffee), with cute animated pics to accompany the classic tale.
www.donnasholidaysentiments.com/twas.html
- A Visit From St. Nick
Includes profile of Clement Clarke Moore, as well as the text of the poem.
www.nyise.org/moore
- Wacky Anne's Christmas Library: A Visit From St. Nicholas
Text of the poem.
members.tripod.com/~wackyanne/library/xltwas.htm
- Clement C. Moore: The Reluctant Mythmaker
From About.com. Relates the unlikely story of how an academician came to write A Visit From St. Nicholas.
www.urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa121097.htm
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