the night before christmas poem by clement clarke moore

I am forever grateful to Big Don for sharing his incredible gift for storytelling and hope that in some small way I may inspire your children to awaken their belief in Santa through my reading of this classic Christmas poem, written in 1822. Inspired by this wonderous experience as a child, I have continued this family tradition by reading it to my own lovely children.

Recommended Reading: Thank You For The Christmas Card More Scary & Violent Than Heartwarming AdventureĪs a boy, every Christmas Eve, my Scottish father, Big Don, introduced my brothers, sister and I to the spirit of Santa Claus by reading aloud “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. He looks at the history of these types of initiations in the ancient world, as well as how they relate to the candidate, and asks the listener to consider if Freemasonry even has a place in this type of initiation cycle. Here he looks into the trio of Blue Lodge degrees and the initiatory arc of birth, life, and death associated with those degrees. Member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and co-creator of probably the most famous and most commonly used tarot deck, Arthur Edward Waite was also a prolific writer and prominent Freemason. Related: Awesome Book The Logic Herea Stroke Of Genius Moore is largely credited with creating the modern-day image of both Santa Claus as well as the domesticity associated with being home for the holidays, especially on Christmas Eve.

Legend has it that the handyman operated the sleigh that took Moore home.įour handwritten copies of A Visit are known to exist, with three in museums and one purchased at auction by an anonymous media mogul for $280,000 in 2006. Nicholas and a local Dutch handyman where he lived in New York. Moore is said to have based his vision of Santa Claus on both St. He reportedly wanted to keep his authorship secret initially because he was a professor and the piece wasn’t considered a scholarly work at the time of its initial writing. It wasn’t until 1837 that Clement Clarke Moore accepted credit for writing A Visit. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called The Sentinel. Nicholas, was first published anonymously on Dec. The poem, originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Radio City Playhouse (1949) The Night Before Christmas

The night before christmas poem by clement clarke moore