Story of A Visit From St Nicholas and Santa origins
A Christmas tale traces the creation and evolution of A Visit From St Nicholas by Clement C Moore written in 1822 in New York. It notes early illustrations by Ny Darley in 1862 and Nast in 1863 shaping Santa Claus visuals and links to Hoovers’ 1930s public Christmas displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement C. Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
St. Nicholas
Doctor Mobdre
New York
Chelsea Village
West Twenty-third Street
Moores
Moore
Troy
Doctor Moore
Santa Claus
America
John Reese
Chelsea
Reese
Christmas
IF. O. C. Darley
Darley
Giblinney
United States Army Engineer Battalion
Grenada
Nicaragua
Mary Christmas
Boston
Mass
Thomas Nast
Harper’s Weekly
Nast
Christmas Memories and Old New England Christmas Fables
A muddled mix of festive verses and reflections on Christmas traditions. It notes Mary Christmas instances in Austin and Superior, a Mrs Claus in Pittsburgh, then contrasts with colonial Puritan restrictions in Massachusetts including Bradford’s history and a 1659 law fining Christmas observance. It ends with Cotton Mather’s 1711 diary reference to holiday revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Christmas
Austin
Texas
Superior
Wis
Herbert A. Ronn
Pittsburgh
Edward C. Claus
Claus Avenue
New England
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Govr
Massachusetts
General Court
Boston
Bay
Cotton Mather
Uniex
Moore Christmas Heritage From Clement Moore to Kalends
A reflective essay links Clement C. Moore to The Night Before Christmas and Trinity Cemetery in New York, noting the poet bishop son’s land gift and the annual Feast of Lights. It traces Libanius and Chrysostom to Christmas customs, praising gift giving as timeless, communal joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Theological Seminary
New York
Benjamin Moore
Clement C. Moore
Chelsea Square
Clement Moore
Theological Seminary
Old Trinity
Broadway
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street
Trinity Cemetery
Hamelin
Hudson
America
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Charles Dickens
Libanius
Antioch
Athens
Chrysostom
Egypt
Custom of lighted candles kept in Germantown house
The tradition of placing lighted candles in windows on Christmas Eve continues at the old Kirk house in Germantown Philadelphia for over 50 years without a break, preserving a long standing holiday custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk House
Germantown
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ambrose
Milan
Prudentius
Sedulius
Jesus
Ben Jonson
George Wither
Jonson
John Milton
Nature
Charles Wesley
Nahum Tate
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Elmo Scott Watson
Dasher
Kalsty Gristonss & All
Santa
Alvin E. Magary
Detroit Free Press
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