<P> According to legend , `` A Visit '' was composed by Clement Clarke Moore on a snowy winter 's day during a shopping trip on a sleigh . His inspiration for the character of Saint Nicholas was a local Dutch handyman as well as the historical Saint Nicholas . Moore originated many of the features that are still associated with Santa Claus today while borrowing other aspects , such as the use of reindeer . The poem was first published anonymously in the Troy , New York Sentinel on 23 December 1823 , having been sent there by a friend of Moore , and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached . It was first attributed in print to Moore in 1837 . Moore himself acknowledged authorship when he included it in his own book of poems in 1844 . By then , the original publisher and at least seven others had already acknowledged his authorship . Moore had a reputation as an erudite professor and had not wished at first to be connected with the unscholarly verse . He included it in the anthology at the insistence of his children , for whom he had originally written the piece . </P>
<P> According to legend , `` A Visit '' was composed by Clement Clarke Moore on a snowy winter 's day during a shopping trip on a sleigh . His inspiration for the character of Saint Nicholas was a local Dutch handyman as well as the historical Saint Nicholas . Moore originated many of the features that are still associated with Santa Claus today while borrowing other aspects , such as the use of reindeer . The poem was first published anonymously in the Troy , New York Sentinel on 23 December 1823 , having been sent there by a friend of Moore , and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached . It was first attributed in print to Moore in 1837 . Moore himself acknowledged authorship when he included it in his own book of poems in 1844 . By then , the original publisher and at least seven others had already acknowledged his authorship . Moore had a reputation as an erudite professor and had not wished at first to be connected with the unscholarly verse . He included it in the anthology at the insistence of his children , for whom he had originally written the piece . </P>
who wrote twas the night before christmas poem
who wrote twas the night before christmas poem
Clement Clarke Moore
Clement Clarke Moore