The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate, caroling and ...

Just prior to Christmas in 1823, a poem called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” appeared in the Troy Sentinel, sans attribution. The author, perhaps viewing this particular literary excursion as slumming ...

The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate, caroling and ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: When you think about iconic holiday characters, the first that comes to mind is probably Santa Claus. The jolly old man known for his generosity and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Christmas is one of the biggest winter holiday celebrations in Hawaiʻi. However, the modern depiction of Santa Claus has evolved from various cultural and historical influences over ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Troy, New York is the home of Uncle Sam, an iconic character in American history. The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is ...

"...With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick…" According to the "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem, Santa Claus has ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

Editor's note: Arlene Ryan submitted to The Citizen this poem that she wrote while attending East High School in 1954. She sent it to Santa at North Pole, New York, with an enclosed letter. She ...

Just what is it that makes the Fleckney Christmas Tree Festival different from the plethora of others that seem to be ...