Today in 1823 the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore was published. Here is a snippet:-
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;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danc'd in their heads'
Good stuff, so you had better be good for goodness sake.
Its also Harry Shearer aka Derek Smalls birthday, however you might know him better for his voice work on the Simpsons where he plays Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Otto Mann and Rainier Wolfcastle.
