You still believed in Santa Claus

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REMEMBER WHEN?

• You still believed in Santa Claus?

Whats the best part about believing in him?
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Who wrote it?

• First appeared publicly in 1823 in Troy Sentinel
  with no author.
• 1830 - reprinted in the same newspaper, with
  Clement Clark Moore cited as the author.
• Descendants of Major Henry Livingston Jr. claimed
  that he was the real author of the poem.

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Who wrote it?

• Debates and research about the real author of
  this classic poem ensued.
• Until now, nobody really knows who wrote the poem.

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Who wroteTwas the Night Before Christmas?
Major Henry Livingston Jr.
Clement Clark Moore
or
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Clatter There was a big clatter when the display
shelf collapsed. (to move or go noisily or with
a rattling sound)
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Shutter The shutters banged shut as the wind
howled past. (a usually movable cover or screen
for a door or window)
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Courser Don Juans coursers were as swift as
the wind. (swift or spirited horses)
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Prance The horses pranced about during the
parade. (to rise up or move about on the hind
legs)
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Paw We could hear the prancing and pawing of
each little hoof. (to scrape or beat with or as
if with a hoof)
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Tarnish The boys new clothes were horribly
tarnished. (to make or become dull, dim or
discolored)
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Soot Do you know how to completely scrape soot
off a pan? (a black powder formed when something
is burned)
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Peddler In the old times, an Avon lady would be
called a peddler. (someone who travels from
house to house with goods for sale)
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Droll His droll little mouth was drawn up like a
bow. (having an odd or amusing quality)
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Thistle Heidi found a lone thistle plant beside
the daisies. (any of various prickly plants
related to daisies having often showy heads of
mostly tubular flowers)
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Ere Say goodbye ere you leave. (before)
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
By Major Henry Livingston Jr.
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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. //
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When out on the lawn there arose such a
clatter / I sprang from my bed to
see what was the matter / Away to the window
I flew like a flash / Tore open the
shutters and threw up the sash. //
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With a little old driver, so lively and
quick, / I knew in a moment it
must be St. Nick./ More rapid than eagles
his coursers they came, / And he whistled, and
shouted, and called them by name //
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"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and
VIXEN! / On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER
and BLITZEN!/ To the top of the porch!
to the top of the wall! / Now dash away! Dash
away! Dash away all!" //
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And then, in a twinkling, I heard on
the roof / The prancing and pawing of each
little hoof. / As I drew in my head,
and was turning around, / Down the chimney St.
Nicholas came with a bound. //
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He was dressed all in fur, from his head
to his foot, / And his clothes were all tarnished
with ashes and soot / A bundle of toys
he had flung on his back,
/ And he looked like a peddler just opening
his pack. //
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His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how
merry! / His cheeks were like roses, his
nose like a cherry! / His droll little mouth
was drawn up like a bow, / And the beard
of his chin was as white as the snow //
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He spoke not a word, but went
straight to his work,/ And filled all the
stockings then turned with a jerk, / And laying
his finger aside of his nose, / And
giving a nod, up the chimney
he rose //
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He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
a whistle, And away they all flew like the
down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim,
ere he drove out of sight,
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"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!"
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Twas the Night Before Christmasby Major Henry
Livingston, Jr.

• 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. //

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When out on the lawn there arose such a
clatter / I sprang from my bed to
see what was the matter / Away to the window
I flew like a flash / Tore open the
shutters and threw up the sash. //
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With a little old driver, so lively
and quick, / I knew in a moment
it must be St. Nick./ More rapid than eagles
his coursers they came, / And he whistled,
and shouted, and called them by name //
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"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and
VIXEN! / On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER
and BLITZEN!/ To the top of the porch!
to the top of the wall! / Now dash away! Dash
away! Dash away all!" //
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And then, in a twinkling, I heard on
the roof / The prancing and pawing of each
little hoof. / As I drew in my head,
and was turning around, / Down the chimney St.
Nicholas came with a bound. //
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He was dressed all in fur, from his head
to his foot, / And his clothes were all tarnished
with ashes and soot / A bundle of toys
he had flung on his back,
/ And he looked like a peddler just opening
his pack. //
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His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how
merry! / His cheeks were like roses, his
nose like a cherry! / His droll little mouth
was drawn up like a bow, / And the beard
of his chin was as white as the snow //
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He spoke not a word, but went
straight to his work,/ And filled all the
stockings then turned with a jerk, / And laying
his finger aside of his nose, / And
giving a nod, up the chimney
he rose //
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He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
a whistle, And away they all flew like the
down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim,
ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to
all, and to all a good night!