London – In addition to being easily found in shopping malls and commercials, Santa Claus is a popular character on the big screen that has been immortalized in movies for over 100 years.
The universal symbol of Christmas has been the star of classics, from Hollywood’s golden age like Miracle on 34th Street to irreverent productions like Bad Santa from 2020, when Billy Bob plays an alcoholic thief. Thornton
The trajectory of the Christmas symbol in cinema began in 1905.
A short film produced by the Thomas Edison company and directed by Edwin Porter illustrated a poem originally published in 1823 and attributed to author Clement Clarke Moore.
The movie “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, named after the poem, begins with Santa getting ready for the big day.
Santa Claus is played by actor Harry Eytinge, and the physical description matches that of the current depiction.
The reindeer that appears to be feeding on Christmas Eve is real in a distant era of computer graphics.
Flight scenes were made with miniatures and a painted background.
The story ends with a happy ending: a family’s joy when receiving a gift.
And a Santa rewarded for doing his duty ends the movie with a resounding “good night.”
It is a beautiful reminder of the innocent times of Christmas.
Read the entire poem that inspired the first movie with Santa Claus (with free translation).
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ by Clement Clarke Moore
It was the night before Christmas, all over the house
No creature moved, not even a mouse;
Stockings hung neatly on the chimney,
Hoping that St. Nicholas will be there soon;
The children hugged tightly in their beds,
As candy memories dance in their heads;
My mother in her scarf, I in my bonnet,
He had just settled into a long hibernation,
When I hear noise on the lawn,
I jumped out of bed to find out what was going on.
I flew like a flash away from the window,
I opened the shutters and threw the wing.
moon in freshly fallen snow
He gave a midday glow to the objects below,
When will you appear to my curious eyes,
But a miniature sled and eight tiny reindeer,
With an old driver, very lively and fast,
I realized for a moment that this had to be St. Nick.
His horses came faster than the eagles,
And he whistled and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
Go on COMET! on CUPID! On DONNER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Run now! to run! to run! to run! everybody out!”
Like dry leaves blowing before a wild whirlwind,
When they meet an obstacle, they rise to the sky,
The horses flew to the top of the house,
Sled full of toys and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in the blink of an eye, I heard it on the roof
Enlargement and stamping of each small hoof.
When I pull my hand away and turn my back,
Saint Nicholas jumped down the chimney.
He was dressed in fur from head to toe,
and his clothes were stained with ash and soot;
He hung a bundle of toys on his back.
And he looked like a peddler opening his backpack.
His eyes – how they shone! How happy are your dimples!
Her cheeks were like roses, her nose was like cherry!
His little amused mouth lifted like a belt,
And the beard on his chin was white as snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tightly between his teeth,
And the smoke covered his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a round small belly.
this trembled when he laughed like a bowl of jelly.
Chubby and plump, a cheerful old elf,
And when I saw him I laughed in spite of myself;
A wink and a nod,
It soon made me realize that I have nothing to fear;
He didn’t say a word and went straight to work.
And filled all the stockings; then he turned with a jolt,
Putting your finger next to your nose,
And shaking his head he climbed up the chimney;
He jumped into his sleigh, whistled his staff,
And they all flew away like thistles.
But before he disappeared from sight, I heard him shout:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!
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