. . . . . . . . . . #twasthenightbeforechristmas #clementclarkemoore #poem #christmas #thingsthatmadeanimpression . . . 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there. . . . "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore.