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Clement Clarke Moore's Birthday - July 15th, 1779
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Born: July 15, 1779 New York City
Died: July 10, 1863 Newport, Rhode Island
Clement Clarke Moore was a professor at Columbia College now known as Columbia University. Mr. Moore published "A Visit from St. Nicholas" anonymously in 1823. It was reprinted many more times without credit until he later acknowledged that we was the author of the poem. He had written the poem for his children and they insisted that he claim authorship. The poem has come to be known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" after the first line.
A playground was opened in his honor in New York city in 1968. Even today, residents of the neighborhood gather at the park on the last Sunday of Advent to share a reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas".
Below are several crafts to go along with the famous Clement Clarke Moore poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas! Try reading this poem out loud to your friends and family next Christmas, it has a great rhythm and story to it!
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Printable Poem: The Night Before Christmas |
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Watch, or Read or Print the holiday story of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas or, Read/Print the story all on one page |
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Other Holidays You May Be Interested In:
- World Poetry Day – March 21st
- Poetry Reading Day – April 28th
- Christmas – December 25th