Who was first to write t'was the night before Christmas?

Answer 1

The poem is entitled "A Visit From Saint Nicholas". It's tempting to call it "Twas The Night Before Christmas" because of the immensely famous first line. The author was Clement C. Moore. For some reason some people believe Samuel Clemens wrote it.

...or...

Major Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828)

entitled "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas"

The matter is still in dispute, as you can see!

Answer 2

Clement Clarke Moore was the first to write the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which begins with the famous line "’Twas the night before Christmas." This poem is more commonly known by its first line.

Answer 3

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) the poem was first published in 1823 anonymously and attrubuted to Clement Clarke Moore. However there may be some evidence to suggest the poem was composed by Major Henry Livingstone

Answer 4

The poem "The Night Before Christmas" is first published anonymously in 1823 and generally attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, although the claim has also been made that it was written by Henry Livingston, Jr.

Answer 5

That poem is actually called A Visit From Saint Nicholas, though many people refer to it as Twas The Night Before Christmas.

Though the author is generally listed as Clement Clark Moore, there is some dispute over that.

On December 23rd in 1823, the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, appeared in New York's Troy Sentinel. The poem was anonymously submitted, and appeared in various publications for 13 years without listing an author. It was later attributed to Bible professor Clement C. Moore, and Moore himself claimed authorship of the piece in 1844. However, some evidence exists that it may have been the work of another New Yorker, Major Henry Livingtson, Jr., an American of Dutch descent. The poem is also known as The Night Before Christmas, and in it Santa Claus is described:

He had a broad face and a little round belly,

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly,

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

Despite the authorship controversy, the poem's popularity helped to spread the concept of Santa Claus as a plump, merry, bringer of gifts. In the 21st century, the poem is still widely published, particularly in book form, and has become a well-known part of Christmas tradition.

Answer 6

The person who wrote " The Night Before Christmas" was named Clement Clarke Moore and was born in 1779 and died 1863 at the age of 84. He wrote "The Night Before Christmas" in 1822.

Answer 7

this is a very long poem (story) as well, so maybe you would be better off to look it up in the library

Answer 8

Clement Clarke Moore wrote Twas the Night Before Christmas, and it was originally published 1823.

Answer 9

Clement Clarke Moore