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Before becoming the most valuable poem in American Literature, \u2018A Visit From St. Nicholas\u2019 was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel on 23rd December, 1823 - its author remaining a secret for fourteen years.\nThe work, commonly known as \u2018The Night Before Christmas\u2019, was eventually revealed to be written by philosopher and lecturer Clement Clark Moore - although, in recent years, the family of Major Henry Livingston Jr. have claimed that their ancestor was its true author.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the poem has influenced our perception of Santa\u2019s rotundness, but not his height; reveal the Protestant-Catholic divide deftly swerved by Moore in his setting of his story; and explore just what else the Troy Sentinel brought the world\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018'Twas The Night Before Christmas - Narrated by Michael Bubl\xe9\u2019 (Michael Bubl\xe9, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Y1IpCGHss\n\u2022 \u2018The Mystery Behind the World's Most Famous Christmas Poem\u2019 (Mental Floss, 2016): https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26719/mystery-behind-worlds-most-famous-christmas-poem\n\u2022 \u2018Clement Clarke Moore, American scholar and author\u2019 (Britannica): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-Clarke-Moore\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1800s #Arts #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices