The latter 1963 stereo recording for Capitol Records became the most familiar of the poem's musical adaptations. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… This is the famous opening line from the poem The Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit From St. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Christmas Eve is all about traditions; cosying up by the fire with a hot mug of cocoa, and reading a good book. A beautiful personalised book gift for the festive period, and a particularly wonderful gift for Christmas Eve.

The cover of a series of illustrations for the "Night Before Christmas", published as part of the Public Works Administration project in 1934 by Helmuth F. Twas the Night Before Christmas is a poem that I remember being read to me as a little girl and one that I read to my children when they were younger too. Nicholas" appeared under Moore's name in the 1837 New-York Book of Poetry, newspaper printings of the poem often credited Moore as the author.Indeed, Moore embedded many of the traditional ideas surrounding Christmas Eve that we keep today, and a rendition of his poem has itself become a festive fixture in households all over the world. Join the chaos and wonder of the very first ‘night before Christmas’ when everything was far from silent and still! Foster's claim, however, has been countered by document dealer and historian Seth Kaller, who once owned one of Moore's original manuscripts of the poem. His inspiration for the character of Saint Nicholas was a local Dutch handyman as well as the historic Saint Nicholas.

Employing a range of tests, including a statistical analysis of phonemes, Jackson contends that Livingston authored the classic poem.

And he lit his pipe by the fire, and sat himself down and smoked; and as he smoked, the smoke from his pipe ascended into the air and spread like a cloud overhead.

Kaller examined the book in question, A Complete Treatise on Merinos and Other Sheep, as well as many letters signed by Moore, and found that the "signature" was not penned by Moore, and thus provides no evidence that Moore made any plagiaristic claim. Twas the Night Before Christmas (2022) is a Hallmark Channel film about a town's annual Christmas Eve courtroom production debating the true authorship of the poem. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. Registered office: WSM Services Limited, Connect House, 133-137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, LONDON SW19 7JY.

Overall, The Night Before Christmas is a classic Christmas tale that all children love to read and have read to them. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!