A Visit from St. Nicholas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ...

Clement Clarke Moore (published in the New York Sentinel, December 24, 1823).

On BBC Breakfast Time this morning, they had a number of celebrities taking turns to read out this poem in aid of the Artists Benevolent Fund: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9083283/Prince-Charles-Camilla-join-host-list-stars-read-night-Christmas.html

Have a good Christmas Eve ... and be kind, be nice and be grateful. Blipping this Big Issue seller outside Tesco this morning made me think ...