In 10 minutes it will be Night Before Christmas, so allow me to wish all a Happy Christmas with Henry Livingston's 1773 salutation to his dear fiancee, my 5th great grandmother. As Prof Don Foster said, it was one of the earliest uses of the phrase before it appeared in print in 1823.
I just received a post in my Facebook news feed from The Old Print Shop in New York repeating the LIE that Clement Moore is the author of A Visit from St. Nicholas.
These people need to be set straight!
Would you consider sharing your exhaustive research regarding the truth of Henry Livingston's authorship?
The seasonal repetition of this falsehood must end. Nearly two hundred years is enough!