Twas the Night Before Christmas

Presents the traditional poem describing the visit of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

About the author

Clement C. Moore (1779-1863) is widely regarded as the very poet of Christmas Eve. Much of the way we have come to celebrate December 24th. is based on Moore's portrayal of a jolly Santa, who along with his team of reindeer, brings happiness to children and joy to the world. Twas the Night Before was originally published in the New York Troy Sentinal newspaper in 1823. It has become the most famous poem in the English language. In 2011 various editions of this enchanting poem spent 36 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list under the children's category.

Product details

• Authors: Clement C Moore, Clement C. Moore
• Assisted by: Elena Almazova (Illustration), Vitaly Shvarov (Illustration), Pam McColl (Editor)
• Publisher: Grafton & Scratch Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2012
• EAN: 9780987902306
• ISBN: 978-0-9879023-0-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 236 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books