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Extract:
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there…’
A Visit From Saint Nicholas, which has been called ‘arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American’, is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, and has had a massive impact on the history of Christmas gift giving. Prior to the poem, American ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably. It became a popular poem which was set to music and was recorded by many artists. On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a father awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees St. Nicholas in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. After landing his sleigh on the roof, the saint enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The father watches Nicholas filling the children’s Christmas stockings hanging by the fire, and laughs to himself.…
Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) was a writer and professor and is credited with writing A Visit from St. Nicholas for his children.
Extract:
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there…’
A Visit From Saint Nicholas, which has been called ‘arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American’, is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, and has had a massive impact on the history of Christmas gift giving. Prior to the poem, American ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably. It became a popular poem which was set to music and was recorded by many artists. On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a father awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees St. Nicholas in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. After landing his sleigh on the roof, the saint enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The father watches Nicholas filling the children’s Christmas stockings hanging by the fire, and laughs to himself.…
Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) was a writer and professor and is credited with writing A Visit from St. Nicholas for his children.
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Dil İngilizce ● Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 40 ● ISBN 9788026848325 ● Dosya boyutu 0.7 MB ● Yaş 17-6 yıl ● Yayımcı e-artnow ● Kent Prague ● Ülke CZ ● Yayınlanan 2015 ● Baskı 2 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 7495022 ● Kopya koruma Sosyal DRM
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