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The poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, and has had a massive impact on the history of Christmas gift giving
'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Nicholas"), which had a massive impact on the history of Christmas gift-giving, was published anonymously. The true author is still unknown.
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Our Current Image of Santa Claus was Largely Created by Clement Clarke Moore in his Timeless Poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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There is a 'smoke free' version of the classic poem: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", which has edited out any reference to Santa Claus smoking a pipe.
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There is actually a controversy about who wrote "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
