The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" often called "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is first published on December 23, 1823.
It was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel, a semi-weekly newspaper which served Rensselaer County, New York under the title "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas", The poem is attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837; but it has also been suggested that Henry Livingston Jr. wrote it.