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Nicholas, an early Christian bishop in what is now Turkey, was said to have destroyed a temple to Artemis, which he believed was idolatrous. Some scholars argue that the idea of a magical being bringing gifts and good cheer can be traced all the way back to the Greek goddess Artemis. Santa Claus had undergone many makeovers in the Western imagination by the time readers were introduced to “‘Twas the Night before Christmas.”

No matter who wrote it, the poem is a fascinating object that has shaped Christmases past, present – and maybe yet to come. Every December, library staff shares our multiple copies of the poem in an exhibit to celebrate the holiday season.

Moore – a 19th-century scholar at the General Theological Seminary in New York, where I work as a reference librarian – has been credited with writing the poem in 1822 for his children. Nicholas passed through the crucible of Doctor Clement Clarke Moore’s mind and imagination did the patron saint of childhood ever ride in a sleigh, or have eight tiny reindeer Nor was he dressed in furs, nor did he smoke a pipe, nor did he ever get into the homes of good little boys and girls by going down chimneys" (Grolier American 100, 52).But this poem has been steeped in controversy, and debate still looms over who the true author is. A house guest copied it in the fall of 1823, and later sent her copy to the editor of the Troy Sentinel, where it was first published, anonymously, DecemThe authorship was first disclosed in the Troy Budget, DecemNot until St. "Moore, a professor of Hebrew, wrote the poem in 1822 as a Christmas gift for his children. A very sharp copy of this important work. Moore’s Poems is much rarer than The New-York Book of Poetry and is the desired first edition, as it contains only Moore’s poems. The first appearance of the poem in book form was in an anthology, The New-York Book of Poetry published in 1834. Nicholas” (“Twas the Night Before Christmas”). Contains the first appearance of Moore’s famous poem “A Visit from St.

Gilt tooling to the front and rear panel, all edges gilt. Octavo, full red morocco binding, gilt titles on to the spine. Poems (Including “Twas the Night Before Christmas”)įirst edition.