{"id":2051,"date":"2021-12-01T22:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T03:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/?page_id=2051"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:33:06","slug":"twas-the-night-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/twas-the-night-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Twas the Night Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-minimal su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":false,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":false,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69d67c5cb1975\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/carousel-home-Twas-the-Night-Before-Christmas@1.5x.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"The cover for Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore is shown over a lithograph of Santa and his reindeer flying above a snowy scene. 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Moore<\/p>\n<p><em>Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/em>, also known as \u201cA Visit from St. Nicholas,\u201d was first published in 1823 and defined the modern American conception of Santa Claus. Written by Clement C. Moore, the classic poem evokes the joy and mystery of a visit from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Moore was said to have composed it on a snowy winter day during a shopping trip aboard a <span class=\"nobr\">sleigh&thinsp;\u2014&thinsp;<\/span>a piece written to amuse his children rather than for publication. His inspiration for the character of Saint Nicholas was a local Dutch handyman as well as the historic Saint Nicholas. 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