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Night Before Christmas

by Unknown Author

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Jump at the Sun Holiday Classics46 pages2003HarperCollins Publishers LimitedISBN 9780007167111

About this book

<p>The glorious publication of Clement C. Moore's timeless verse sees it brought to new life by the beautiful illustrations of Christian Birmingham.</p> <br> <br> <p>Every Christmas Eve brings with it hushed anticipation and wonder.</p> <p>Here is the story of this magical night, when children around the world await the arrival of the gifts that symbolise all the warmth and love of Christmas.</p>

Publication Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published
2003
Pages
46
ISBN
9780007167111
Language
en

About Unknown Author

Clement Clarke Moore is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Scholars debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well as other historical sources.

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