A little story you might not know
Story submitted by Anita Collins
"How Xmas Jingle was Written Is of much Interest Here" was the title of an article from a 1940's Monticello News newspaper. "T'was the Night before Christmas" was the jingle the article alluded to. The poem was written by Clement Clarke Moore, a Bishop in the Episcopal church, a scholar and an author. What the citizens of Jefferson County didn't know was that the grandson of that famous author resided in their midst about five months of the year.
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