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A Visit from St. Nicholas is both a story and a poem that has survived nearly two centuries of Christmas celebration. It is arguably the only published work that can even come close to rivaling Dicken’s A Christmas Carol in both fame and annual reading.
But do you know the story behind the story?
Picture it: it’s a snowy Christmas Eve around the year 1821 in New York state. Clement Moore, a venerated professor of language, history and religion, is tasked by his wife to deliver Christmas turkeys to families nearby.
Inside the house, Mrs. Moore is busy with cooking her own holiday meal and dealing with the...
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