A Visit from St. Nicholas

Waldorf in the Muppet Magazine adaptation

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Big Bird has visions of birdseed dancing in his head.

"A Visit from St. Nicholas" is a classic Christmas poem written by Clement C. Moore. Also known as "The Night Before Christmas," it tells the story of how one man caught Santa Claus at his work. It has been spoofed by the Muppets multiple times.

• "The Night Before Christmas on Sesame Street": David meets Santa and lends him his sled.
• A Muppet Family Christmas: The Sesame Street cast performs the poem in a Holiday pageant where Ernie and Bert portray the Husband and Wife and the Two-Headed Monster portrays Santa Claus.
• Muppet Magazine issue 17: the Muppet Babies appear in a comic adaptation of the poem.
• A Very Muppet Christmas: the story is reworked with Animal as Santa.
• Elmo's Night Before Christmas
• Jim Henson's Muppet Babies' Christmas Book: re-enacted by Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy
• Grover's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
• Here Comes Christmas! is a Sesame Street coloring book with features Big Bird having visions of bird seed dancing in his head.
• In 2011, Michelle Obama and Kermit read the story together at The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.