Comments on: ‘Twas the night before Christmas http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2009/12/twas-the-night-before-christmas/ Explores toys, games, and all sorts of other stuff for play—past and present. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carol Sandler http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2009/12/twas-the-night-before-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-8244 Carol Sandler Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:55:21 +0000 http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/?p=668#comment-8244 Hi Phil, The date on our copy of the poem is "Aug. 1853". It is the earliest holographic copy that we are aware of. Carol Hi Phil,

The date on our copy of the poem is “Aug. 1853″. It is the earliest holographic copy that we are aware of.

Carol

]]> By: Phil Williams http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2009/12/twas-the-night-before-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-8243 Phil Williams Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:03:50 +0000 http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/?p=668#comment-8243 The date of the three page copy of the poem appears to say 'Aug 1863,' and if so conflicts with Clement C. Moore's death of July 1863. Moore did make a hand written copy on March 13, 1862, at the request of curator of the New York Historical Society which is being put on display there starting on Nov. 25th, 2011. The date of the three page copy of the poem appears to say ‘Aug 1863,’ and if so conflicts with Clement C. Moore’s death of July 1863. Moore did make a hand written copy on March 13, 1862, at the request of curator of the New York Historical Society which is being put on display there starting on Nov. 25th, 2011.

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