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Most popular Christmas poem in the English language?

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Free printable "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823. It is generally attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. What is "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" has  helped to fix the figure of Santa Claus in the popular imagination. In one of his last recordings, Louis Armstrong beautifully evokes the childhood he never experienced. Take it away, Sachmo.