Arguably the most famous poem in American history, the following verses first appeared in 1823 in the Troy Sentinel in Troy, New York. It was submitted anonymously, and has been subsequently credited ...

Who is ready to hear ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas? I thought so. All right. Well, twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring. Not even a mouse. The ...

And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away ...

And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away ...

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 ...

And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.