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Most of the early Christmas songs were religious. However, Up On The Housetop was the first Christmas song to tell the story of Saint Nicholas, otherwise known as Santa Claus. Hanby s song was largely inspired by Clement Moore s famous 1823 poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas.
The first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus was Benjamin Hanby s Up On The Housetop, written in 1864.
Most of the early Christmas songs were religious. However, Up On The Housetop was the first Christmas song to tell the story of Saint Nicholas, otherwise known as Santa Claus. Hanby s song was largely inspired by Clement Moore s famous 1823 poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas.
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