8. KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE took on a Chicago bent when, in 1975, the first mayor Daley, responding to criticism that he gave city business to a company employing his son, said, "There's a mistletoe hanging from my coattail."
9. NATIVITY SCENE St. Francis of Assisi is credited with making the Nativity scene part of Christmas. In 1223, he organized a live one to emphasize Jesus' humble beginnings.
10. "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" was written by Clement Clarke Moore, or was it? It was first published as "A Visit From St. Nicholas" and perhaps the author really was Henry Livingston of Poughkeepsie, NY. Moore didn't claim ownership until 1844, 19 years after it appeared anonymously in a Troy, NY, newspaper. By 1844, Livingston was dead.
Before claiming authorship, Moore had written the Troy newspaper asking if anyone remembered the poem's author. They didn't know.
Again, thanks to Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer.
That Mayor Daley Sure Had a Way With Words. --Cooter
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