"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

THE classic poem by American writer and professor Clement Clarke Moore is said to be responsible for modern-era notions about Santa Claus. Originally titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas," it had a massive effect on the history of Christmas gift-giving from the 1840s onward.

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