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Night Before Christmas

by Unknown Author

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Jump at the Sun Holiday Classics40 pages1999HarperCollins PublishersISBN 9780060283803

About this book

No poem better expresses the magic and excitement of Christmas Eve than Clement C. Moore's The Night Before Christmas. Now, acclaimed illustrator Bruce Whatley has brought this favorite poem to life with stunning illustrations that perfectly capture all the joy of the Christmas holiday season. The snowy New England landscapes, the eight flying reindeer, and Saint Nicholas himself are all gloriously rendered, and will make this version of the classic poem a Christmas tradition in its own right.

Publication Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
1999
Pages
40
ISBN
9780060283803
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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