And summer’s performance is no less divine, As green cloaks the earth with its blanket sublime. You shield us and ours from hot summer’s scorch, Rains, winds, and gales, and shade the front porch.

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But the classic poem also sparked a centuries-long controversy.

“A Visit from St. Nicholas” (aka the “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem) is generally credited with popularizing the version of Santa Claus we know now. The poem is told from the ...

You've heard of the beloved "’Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem—maybe some reinterpretations and parodies of it too. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic holiday verses?

Editor’s Note: Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in 1822. It is believed that a family ...

Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." For almost half of that time, Forum readers have enjoyed seeing the famous words on the front page of the Christmas Eve edition. Originally titled ...

Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring ...

TAMPA (WFLA) — “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was first published more than 200 years ago on Christmas Eve. The poem, originally titled “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” was written by ...

The poem in this Hint I have offered before for the same reason, a gift for Christmas. But I believe it is definitely worth repeating. Christmas is a time that symbolizes hope. It is a religious ...

“A Visit From St. Nicholas” is the beginning of modern Christmas, a manuscript specialist at Christie’s said. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a copy of ...

Proud Mother Nature, she made them all. Made some of them short and others quite tall. In green and in red, and even in gold, Skinny and round ...