For decades the debate has ebbed and flowed-most scholars believe Moore is the author, but some don’t, like Vassar professor Don Foster who wrote a book in 2000 claiming it was Livingston, after all, who penned the Christmas classic. Nicholas,” though they had no physical evidence. The family of Major Henry Livingston, Jr., who died in 1828, claimed he was the real author of “A Visit from St. Here, a few things that you may not know about itincluding a long-standing controversy questioning authorship. An original copy of the poem Moore wrote and signed for an acquaintance in 1860 sold for $280,000 to a Manhattan CEO in 2006 who later read it to guests-in a protective plastic sleeve-at his holiday party.Ħ. Originally a simple poem written by biblical scholar and professor, Clement Clarke Moore for his children in 1822, The Night Before Christmas is the most well-recognized, iconic holiday poem in American pop culture. Nicholas” until 1844 when he included it in a book of poetry.ĥ. First attributed to Moore in 1837, he didn’t publicly claim authorship of “A Visit from St. Donner was actually Dunder’s second name change-he was also called Donder.Ĥ. Donner and Blitzen were originally named Dunder and Blixem. The poem first appeared uncredited in the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823.ģ. Originally a simple poem written by biblical scholar and professor, Clement Clarke Moore for his children in 1822, The Night Before Christmas is the most. A friend visiting from upstate New York was so impressed, she sent it to a newspaper editor (without permission) who published it the following year.Ģ.
Nicholas,” he read it to his children on Christmas Eve.
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