This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. With Original Cuts, DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED by [Theodore C.] Boyd, New York: Henery Onderdonck, 10 John-street. A Visit From Saint Nicholas. A Visit from St. Nicholas and Santa Mouse, Too! "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement … The authorship of "A Visit" is credited to Clement Clarke Moore who is said to have composed it on a snowy winter's day during a shopping trip on a sleigh. Books › Children's Books › Holidays & Celebrations Share