Join Pamela McColl in an in-depth look at a beloved Christmas tale: Twas The Night Before Christmas. She’ll discuss the publishing history of the famous seasonal poem: Twas The Night Before Christmas, from 1823 to the modern day. See illustrations of the poem and learn more about public and private collections, its legacy, and its immense popularity. Join us for a deeper look at a Christmas classic enjoyed by all,

Pamela McColl is an author publisher who is also a collector of the famous poem Twas The Night Before Christmas first published in 1823 in the Troy Sentinel newspaper. McColl has spoken at over 150 museums around the country on both the development of Christmas traditions in America and the poem’s legacy. In 2012, McColl drew international media attention for being the first publisher to publish the poem without the reference or depiction of Santa with a pipe or wreath of smoke around his head. This edit caused a sensation and McColl continues to defend her edit as appropriate in a work written for the juvenile market. McColl has just finished a new book on the literary and publishing history of works on Mrs. Claus that spans decades beginning in 1848.