![]() ![]() A neighbor of the Moores’ had been visiting the night he read the poem, and she had copied it into her album. It was first published the following year in the Troy, New York, newspaper. Nicholas the gift giver had been around for hundreds of years, but it was Moore’s creation that delivered a purely American “take” on Christmas (Marshall xx). It was then that Clement Clarke Moore recited the poem privately to his family on Christmas Eve in 1822, as his six children surrounded him. Moore reappeared several hours later with his poem in hand. ![]() Surveying the scene, Moore excused himself, promising his children he would return with a surprise (Marshall xx). Upon arriving home, Moore found his children filled with anticipation of the visit from St. When Moore was returning from his short journey, the tinkling bells on the sleigh the horse was pulling caused an idea to germinate. ![]() ![]() Legend has it that on a Christmas Eve Moore was sent by his wife to retrieve one more turkey needed to fill Christmas baskets that were being assembled for the poor, a Moore family custom. The history of nineteenth and early twentieth century American children's literature would be incomplete without recognizing the significant impact Clement Clarke Moore’s poem has had on the culture. ![]()
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