According to Wikipedia the poem was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel (New York) on December 23, 1823
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | The New-York Book of Poetry | George Dearborn | Anthology | 217 | |
| September 1902 | Denslow's Night Before Christmas | G. W. Dillingham Co. | Chapbook | |2 | |
| 1918 | All About the Night Before Christmas | Cupples & Leon | Chapbook | ||
| 1931 |
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The Night Before Christmas | George G. Harrap & Co. | Chapbook | |
| 1931 |
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The Night Before Christmas | J. B. Lippincott | Chapbook | |
| 1943 |
|
The Night Before Christmas | Saalfield Publishing Company | Chapbook | |
| 1945 |
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The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories | Bobbs-Merrill Company | Anthology | 197 |
| 1958 |
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Mostly Magic | Grolier Incorporated | Anthology | 22 |
| 1962 | Das Schwein beim Friseur und anderes | Atrium | Collection | 64 | |
| 1962 | Das Schwein beim Friseur und anderes | Dressler | Collection | 64 | |
| 1965 | Het varken bij de kapper en andere verhalen | L.J. Veen | Collection | 73 | |
| 1974 |
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The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories | Grosset & Dunlap | Anthology | 197 |
| 1977 |
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Familiar Poems, Annotated | Doubleday | Anthology | 177 |
| 1978 | Das Schwein beim Friseur und andere Geschichten | Dressler Atrium | Collection | 64 | |
| November 1980 | The Illustrated Night Before Christmas | Ace Tempo | Chapbook | ||
| 1987 |
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Het varken bij de kapper | BZZTôH | Collection | 73 |
| October 1991 |
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A New Christmas Treasury | Viking | Anthology | 340 |
| 2003 |
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Das Schwein beim Friseur und andere Geschichten | Dressler Atrium | Collection | 64 |
| November 2005 |
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Here Come the Holidays! Stories and Poems | Scholastic | Anthology | 101 |
| October 2007 |
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The Night Before Christmas | HarperFestival | Chapbook | |
| October 2007 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Walker Books (UK) | Chapbook | |
| October 2007 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Running Press | Chapbook | |
| September 2008 |
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The Night Before Christmas | HarperCollins | Chapbook | |
| September 2010 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Macmillan Children's Books | Chapbook | |
| October 2010 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Sterling Publishing | Chapbook | |
| October 2010 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Imagine! / Charlesbridge Publishing | Chapbook | |
| September 2011 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Golden Books | Chapbook | |
| September 2011 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Sky Pony Press | Chapbook | |
| October 2011 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Macmillan Children's Books | Chapbook | |
| November 2011 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Sky Pony Press | Chapbook | |
| September 2012 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Walker Books (UK) | Chapbook | |
| October 2012 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Orchard Books (UK) | Chapbook | |
| November 2012 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Simon & Brown | Chapbook | |
| November 2012 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Simon & Brown | Chapbook | |
| October 2013 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Hodder Children's Books | Chapbook | |
| November 2014 |
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The Night Before Christmas | HarperCollins | Chapbook | |
| December 2014 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Simon & Schuster | Chapbook | |
| 2017 |
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Denslow's Night Before Christmas | The Easton Press | Chapbook | [14] |
| December 2018 |
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The Greatest Christmas Stories | Oregon Publishing | Anthology | |72 |
| December 2018 |
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The Christmas Library | Oregon Publishing | Anthology | |72 |
| September 2019 |
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Als der Nikolaus kam | Atrium | Chapbook | |
| January 2020 |
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas | Lazy Hound | Chapbook | |
| September 2020 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Paula Wiseman Books / Simon & Schuster | Chapbook | |
| 2023 | The Night Before Christmas | The Folio Society | Chapbook | ||
| September 2025 |
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The Night Before Christmas | Clarion Books | Chapbook |