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The Poem That Invented Christmas

RM Zubairi Season 1 Episode 25

Everyone has heard the poem that starts off with, "'Twas the night before Christmas," but hardly anyone knows the name of the poem or the man who wrote it. It's responsible for some of the most iconic images of Christmas--stockings, Santa Claus, reindeer, gifts delivered via chimney--but it was first published anonymously in a local newspaper. On this week's' show, we're talking about A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clark Moore


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