You've heard of the "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic holiday verses?

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The popular poem, actually titled “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” first appeared in The Times’s pages in 1896.

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That's what "The Night Before Christmas," more than 40 books and images from the collection of Libertyville resident Julia Crane, is about.

There's a new book that celebrates 200 years of the most famous Christmas poem ever written in English, which probably has roots here in the North Country.

I t is one of the most famous poems in the English language—almost as famous as Christmas itself. A single word is enough to get going: “‘Twas”. You know the rest, or probably quite a bit ...

TROY, N.Y. — “Twas The Night Before Christmas” was read aloud for the first time on Christmas Eve, 1822; first published by the Troy Sentinel newspaper on Dec. 23, 1823. A new book that ...

Last year his efforts paid off, when he found the gem of his collection. “Down in Dallas, the heritage auctions had the very first “Twas the Night Before Christmas” book, Smith said.

You've heard of the beloved "’Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem—maybe some reinterpretations and parodies of it too. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic holiday verses?