As far as classic Christmas Eve activities go, nothing beats reading the “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem with a ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

"Santa's coming to town ... It's all thanks to a handful of rich New Yorkers and two short poems. The tale of St. Nicholas is one that has spread across continents and cultures since the ...

To this end, he is turning the 1823 poem inside out to try to understand why it has reigned supreme for so long (launching countless festive songs about reindeer and Santa costumes) but he also ...