A Visit from St. Nicholas: References & Edit History
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Two books that argue that Livingston is more likely than Moore to have been responsible for “A Visit from St. Nicholas” are Donald Foster, Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous (2000); and, in a much more thorough manner, MacDonald P. Jackson, Who Wrote “The Night Before Christmas”?: Analyzing the Clement Clarke Moore vs. Henry Livingston Question (2016).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "A visit from St. Nicholas". | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions and links. | Dec 17, 2025 | ||
| Changed “Blixen” to “Blitzen.” | Dec 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllPoetry - A Visit from St. Nicholas (The Christmas Poem). | Jul 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: New York State Library - Exhibit: Revisiting "A Visit from St. Nicholas". | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 13, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - A Visit from St. Nicholas. | Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - "A Visit from St. Nicholas". | Oct 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - "A Visit from St. Nicholas". | Oct 12, 2012 | ||
| New article added. | Nov 03, 2011 |
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