The Night Before Christmas is an alternative title of the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore.
The Night Before Christmas may also refer to:
Literature "Christmas Eve" (Gogol), an 1832 short story by Nikolai Gogol, those original Russian title literally translates as The Night Before Christmas The Night Before Christmas, a 1941 Broadway play by Laura Perelman and S.J. Perelman; basis for the 1942 film Larceny, Inc. The Night Before Christmas, a 1995 play by Anthony Neilson The Night Before Christmas, a 1997 memoir by Alice Taylor The Nights Before Christmas, a 2001 novel by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Film Based on Moore's poem The Night Before Christmas (1905 film), an American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter The Night Before Christmas (1933 film), an American animated film in Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies series The Night Before Christmas (1941 film), an American Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera The Night Before Christmas, a 1968 American animated television special directed by Jim Pabian with music by Norman Luboff The Night Before Christmas, an animated feature film of 1994
Based on Gogol's story The Night Before Christmas (1913 film), a Russian silent film directed by Ladislas Starevich The Night Before Christmas (1951 film), a Russian animated film directed by the Brumberg sisters The Night Before Christmas (1961 film), a Russian film directed by Aleksandr Rou
Music The Night Before Christmas (album), a 2004 album by David Hasselhoff The Night Before Christmas (Dai), a 2006 orchestral work based on Moore's poem, by Aaron Dai "Night Before Christmas" (song), a 2022 song by Sam Smith "The Night Before Christmas Song", a 1952 composition by Johnny Marks
Other
"The Night Before Christmas" (DDOS attack), the largest cyberattack recorded to date as of December 2025.
See also A Night Before Christmas, a 2008 album by Spyro Gyra Christmas Eve (disambiguation) The Nightmare Before Christmas (disambiguation) Twas the Night Before Christmas (disambiguation)