Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Clement C. Moore’s classic poem with this stunning full-size gift edition, featuring exquisitely detailed illustrations by Matt Tavares that capture the magic of this timeless tale.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
Before 1822, St. Nicholas was often imagined as a stern, thin figure more likely to punish than to reward. But with the publication of Moore’s poem, later titled ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, a new image of Santa Claus emerged: a jolly, plump, sleigh-riding figure who slides down chimneys to deliver joy.
Matt Tavares’s beautiful monochrome artwork, meticulously faithful to pre-Victorian times, brings this beloved holiday story to life. This definitive keepsake edition preserves the poem’s original language, making it a perfect treasure for generations of readers to enjoy.
