Explosions of color rain down to the ground, Making piles for shushing, an act most profound. As year end approaches, most slide into pause, But some give themselves to a quite different cause.

You've heard of the beloved "’Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem—maybe some reinterpretations and parodies of it too. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic holiday verses?

Editor’s Note: Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in 1822. It is believed that a family ...

Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring ...

The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate ...

A new tradition and my Christmas gift to you, a poem I wrote for a year in review. Ring, ring, ring-a-ling. We’ve got some rhymes to sling. The prose can wait. All fun, no hate. Let’s try our ...

Room decorations are inspired by verses from the Christmas poem. TROY — The 200 th anniversary of the publication of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in the Dec. 23, 1823 edition of the Troy ...

Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring ...

“A Visit From St. Nicholas” is the beginning of modern Christmas, a manuscript specialist at Christie’s said. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a copy of ...