A Visit from St. Nicholas is a 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore about, as the title suggests, a typical visit from Santa Claus to a family home. The poem transcends generations, with families reading it every Christmas Eve.
References
- A 2010 Sprout promo for Christmas specials airing every Friday in December opens with a parody of the first lines of the poem narrated by announcer Danielle Burrows - "‘Twas the month of December and all over yonder, not a creature was stirring except... dinosaurs, 4-year-olds, and monsters!"