A Visit from St. Nicholas history of Christmas gift-giving. Before the poem gained wide popularity, American ideas had varied considerably about Saint Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" eventually was set to music and has been recorded by many artists. On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a father awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. After landing his sleigh on the roof, the saint enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The father watches
Nicholas G. Moore Nicholas G. Moore Nicholas G. Moore is a director at Wells Fargo & Company and retired chairman and chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Moore received his BS degree in accounting from St. Mary's College of California and his JD degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law. He entered Coopers & Lybrand in 1968 as an accountant and was admitted to the partnership in 1974. In 1981 he was named managing partner. He was named chairman and chief executive officer of Coopers & Lybrand LLP in October 1994. Upon the merger with Price Waterhouse in July 1998, Moore