{"product_id":"the-night-before-christmas-hardcover-the-classic-edition","title":"The Night Before Christmas Hardcover: The Classic Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere Is The Wonderful New Version Of The Classic Poem Every Family Should Own. This Edition Of The Night Before Christmas Is Lavishly Illustrated By Renowned, New York Times #1 Bestselling Artist Charles Santore, The Critically-Acclaimed Illustrator Of Multiple Classic Tales, Including The Wizard Of Oz, Snow White And The Little Mermaid. This Is A Hardcover Edition Of The Classic The Night Before Christmas, Featuring A Four-Page Gatefold And An Embossed And Foil-Stamped Cover.First Published Anonymously In A New York Newspaper Called The Troy Sentinel On December 23, 1823, Under The Title \u0026amp;;A Visit From St. Nicholas.\u0026amp;; Clement Clark Moore Has Long Been Credited As The Author Of This Beloved Yuletide Poem, But Literary Scholar Don Foster Now Believes That The True Writer Was In Fact A Poet Of Dutch Heritage Named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston Had Passed Away By The Time Moore Claimed Authorship Of The Poem Years Later. In 1844, Moore Published \u0026amp;;A Visit From St. Nicholas\u0026amp;; In An Anthology Of His Own Poetry, But Livingston\u0026amp;;S Family Has Always Insisted That Moore Is Not The True Author. However, Even If Livingston\u0026amp;;S Family Had Never Spoken Up, Moore\u0026amp;;S Authorship Rings A Bit False. The Structure Of The Poem Is Very Different From Anything Else Moore Had Written, But The Style And Imagery Do Match Livingston\u0026amp;;S Writing. Most Compelling Of All Are The Dutch References In The Poem, Including Several Reindeer Names, Such As \u0026amp;;Donder\u0026amp;; (Meaning \u0026amp;;Thunder\u0026amp;;) And \u0026amp;;Blixem\u0026amp;; (Meaning \u0026amp;;Lightning\u0026amp;;). These Names Were Anglicized In Later Editions To The Now-Famous \u0026amp;;Donner,\u0026amp;; And \u0026amp;;Blitzen.\u0026amp;; As A Nod To Livingston\u0026amp;;S Claim On The Poem, We Have Left The Original Dutch Name \u0026amp;;Donder\u0026amp;; In Our Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applesauce Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45885342548166,"sku":"DADAX1604332379","price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81Uc8ShYrNL.jpg?v=1779861282","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/the-night-before-christmas-hardcover-the-classic-edition","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}