<P> `` A Visit from St. Nicholas '' , more commonly known as `` The Night Before Christmas '' and `` ' Twas the Night Before Christmas '' from its first line , is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore , who claimed authorship in 1837 . Some commentators now believe the poem was written by Henry Livingston Jr ... </P>
<P> `` A Visit from St. Nicholas '' , more commonly known as `` The Night Before Christmas '' and `` ' Twas the Night Before Christmas '' from its first line , is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore , who claimed authorship in 1837 . Some commentators now believe the poem was written by Henry Livingston Jr ... </P>
who wrote the twas the night before christmas
who wrote the twas the night before christmas
Clement Clarke Moore
Clement Clarke Moore