Project Gutenberg 2005-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 1192 Moore, Clement Clarke 1779 1863 Moore, Clement C. (Clement Clarke) Smith, Jessie Willcox 1863 1935 Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Janet Blenkinship, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "'Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore is a beloved poem written in the early 19th century. This classic literary work can be categorized as a festive narrative poem, capturing the spirit and magic of the Christmas season. The poem's central theme revolves around the anticipation of St. Nicholas's arrival on Christmas Eve, marking it as an enduring symbol of holiday tradition. The poem unfolds on Christmas Eve as a family settles down for the night, with children dreaming of festive treats. Suddenly, the narrator hears a commotion outside and rushes to the window, where he sees St. Nicholas arrive in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. Witty and vibrant in description, the poem depicts St. Nicholas as a jolly, generous figure who brings toys for the children. With a twinkle in his eye and a hearty laugh, he fills the stockings hung by the chimney before departing, leaving behind the enchanting proclamation of "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night." The imagery and rhythm of the poem have captivated readers for generations, making it a cherished part of Christmas celebrations around the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Santa Claus -- Juvenile poetry Christmas -- Juvenile poetry Narrative poetry Children's poetry, American PZ PS Text Christmas Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Poetry 39163 39082 2024-10-07T13:59:28.160838 2023-09-08T04:41:35.665792 text/html text/html 38066 2021-10-24T07:18:04 text/html 589146 2024-10-07T13:59:30.186832 application/epub+zip 588059 2024-10-07T13:59:28.668826 application/epub+zip 72227 2024-10-07T13:59:28.411855 application/epub+zip 607614 2024-10-07T13:59:31.548836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599320 2024-10-07T13:59:29.920836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88348 2022-09-08T09:25:44.716122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26643 26583 2024-10-07T13:59:27.964832 2023-09-08T04:41:35.469745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 26340 2021-10-24T07:18:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21741 2024-10-07T13:59:31.681824 application/rdf+xml 7929 2024-10-07T13:59:28.477853 image/jpeg 1716 2024-10-07T13:59:28.443870 image/jpeg 9863 2021-10-24T07:18:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 578789 2021-10-24T07:19:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 665674 2024-10-07T13:59:28.242841 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia