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| rdfs:label | - A Visit from St. Nicholas
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| rdfs:comment | - On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a man awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees St. Nicholas in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen. After landing his sleigh on the roof, St. Nicholas enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The man watches St. Nicholas filling the children's stockings hanging by the fire, and laughs to himself. They share a conspiratorial moment before St. Nicholas bounds up the chimney again. As he flies away, St. Nicholas wishes everyone a "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night."
- An 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore about a visit from St. Nick. Originally titled and also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas".
- The poem is usually attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, a theologian and Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature at what is now Columbia University, although Moore's authorship has been disputed. The poem was first credited to Moore in the December 25, 1837 edition of the Pennsylvania Inquirer and Daily Courier newspaper. Moore himself finally claimed authorship of "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" when it was included in an 1844 anthology of his poetry. According to tradition, Moore was hesitant to to admit to having written the poem because he feared that it would damage his reputation as a serious author of scholarly works.
- "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is a classic Christmas poem written by Clement C. Moore. Also known as "The Night Before Christmas," it tells the story of how one man caught Santa Claus at his work. It has been spoofed by the Muppets multiple times.
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| abstract | - "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is a classic Christmas poem written by Clement C. Moore. Also known as "The Night Before Christmas," it tells the story of how one man caught Santa Claus at his work. It has been spoofed by the Muppets multiple times.
* "The Night Before Christmas on Sesame Street": David meets Santa and lends him his sled.
* A Muppet Family Christmas: The Sesame Street cast performs the poem in a Holiday pageant where Ernie and Bert portray the Husband and Wife and the Two-Headed Monster portrays Santa Claus.
* Muppet Magazine issue 17: the Muppet Babies appear in a comic adaptation of the poem.
* A Very Muppet Christmas: the story is reworked with Animal as Santa.
* Jim Henson's Muppet Babies' Christmas Book: re-enacted by Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy.
* The Amazing Mumford helps Santa on Christmas Eve in the 1982 book A Sesame Street Christmas.
* Grover's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Grover plays Santa in pop-up book style.
* Here Comes Christmas!: Sesame Street coloring book with Big Bird having visions of bird seed dancing in his head.
* The National Christmas Tree Lighting: Michelle Obama and Kermit read the story together at the 2011 White House ceremony. Obama also read the story with Abby Cadabby in 2013.
* 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at Walt Disney World Resort: Kermit appeared in the company's 2011 holiday greeting among park employees, including Mickey Mouse. (YouTube)
* Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Jason Segel and Walter participated in a "Mad Libs" version of the poem on the December 22, 2011 episode. Jimmy Fallon recited the poem with inserts from some of his friends. Segel, accompanied by a silent Walter, provides the word "sexy" in the line, "But what to my wandering eyes should appear but a '71 Gremlin and eight sexy ferrets.
* Sam the Eagle recites a variation of the poem in The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Four Seasons #4, "Winter".
* Cookie Monster takes part in a version of the story in the 2014 storybook 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on Sesame Street!
* Big Mean Carl attempts to tell the story in "Single All the Way".
* Cookie Monster reads the poem in a 2016 web video entitled "A Fireside Christmas Story with Cookie Monster." (YouTube)
- On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a man awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees St. Nicholas in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen. After landing his sleigh on the roof, St. Nicholas enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The man watches St. Nicholas filling the children's stockings hanging by the fire, and laughs to himself. They share a conspiratorial moment before St. Nicholas bounds up the chimney again. As he flies away, St. Nicholas wishes everyone a "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night."
- An 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore about a visit from St. Nick. Originally titled and also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas".
- The poem is usually attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, a theologian and Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature at what is now Columbia University, although Moore's authorship has been disputed. The poem was first credited to Moore in the December 25, 1837 edition of the Pennsylvania Inquirer and Daily Courier newspaper. Moore himself finally claimed authorship of "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" when it was included in an 1844 anthology of his poetry. According to tradition, Moore was hesitant to to admit to having written the poem because he feared that it would damage his reputation as a serious author of scholarly works. "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" was published in several slightly different versions during Moore's lifetime. Textual variations continue to exist in modern versions. For example, words which are considered archaic or potentially offensive are changed (the word "breast" is often changed to "crest"). The poem's final line of "Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!" is often changed to "Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!" The modern image of Santa Claus largely stems from "A Visit from St. Nicholas", Americans had no clear and consistant notion of what Santa Claus was like before the poem was published. Generally accepted notions of Santa Claus' physical appearance and personality, his mode of transport and method of entering houses and the night on which he delivers presents were all popularized by the poem. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" presents Santa Claus as a cheerful plump man with a white beard who travels in a sleigh pulled by the reindeer Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen on the evening of December 24 and who enters houses by going down the chimney. The writer undoubtedly drew on the description of St. Nicholas which Washington Irving gave in his 1809 Knickerbocker's History of New York and also brought together various pre-existing folk traditions about the character. The words of the poem have been set to music and performed by several different musicians. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is often referenced in movies, television and radio programs and is also frequently parodied.
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