«’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 St Nicholas, December 1823
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- A Visit from St Nicholas, December 1823