Copy of Poem Sold; 'Twas Worth $280K

NEW YORK -- A businessman paid $280,000 for an original 1860 handwritten copy of the classic poem that begins "'Twas the night before Christmas" and read it to friends at a party, an auction gallery said Tuesday.

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