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Christmas poems great for family, friends and holiday gatherings. Share love with Merry Christmas Poems and rhymes during the holiday season.
- Christmas Time
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- At Christmas
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- A Friend's Greeting
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- Christmas Time
Dec 21, 2014 · These are, we reckon, 10 of the greatest poems for the Christmas holidays, spanning over 600 years of poetry in the English language (yes, the earliest poem on this list dates from around 1400!). They’re all quite short and make for ideal festive reading, so we’ve provided links to each of the poems, too.
Dec 23, 2008 · Christmas Poems. A wintry mix of our favorite poems to celebrate the holiday season. Courtesy of Shutterstock. A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore: This perennial classic reminds us how much “clatter” the holiday season can bring.
- Having a close friend is an incredible blessing. It means having someone who’s always there to listen and encourage. In this famous poem by Edgar Guest (1881-1959), he shares of all the great friendship qualities he’d like to return to someone who has displayed them to him.
- Clement Clarke Moore wrote this poem in 1822 for his own children. It is also referenced with the title, "A Visit from St. Nicholas". The poem is the origin for many of the modern notions of Santa Claus, his plump and cheerful white-bearded look, the names of his reindeer, and even the tradition that he brings toys to children.
- Christmas is a time that seems to bring out the best in humanity, which famous poet Edgar Guest (1881-1959) captures in this poem. Christmas is a time of year that people are quicker to think of others above themselves, and they do not worry about the petty things that consume them throughout the year.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write this poem in 1863 during the Civil War when his son went off to fight for the Union against his wishes.
- An Extract from 'Another Night Before Christmas'
- A Visit from St. Nicholas
- Love Came Down at Christmas
- Help Wanted
- Just Doing My Job
- The First Christmas
- King John's Christmas
- Talking Turkeys
- The Crying Need For Snow
- Little Tree
By Carol Ann Duffy On the night before Christmas, a child in a house, As the whole family slept, behaved just like a mouse . . . And crept on soft toes down red-carpeted stairs. Her hand held the paw of her favourite bear. The Christmas tree posed with its lights in its arms, Newly tinselled and baubled with glittering charms; Flirting in flickers ...
By Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar plums danc’d in their heads, And Mama in her ‘ke...
By Christina Rossetti Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas, Star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine; Worship we our Jesus: But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine, Love to God and all men, Love for plea and gift...
By Timothy Tocher Santa needs new reindeer. The first bunch has grown old. Dasher has arthritis; Comet hates the cold. Prancer's sick of staring at Dancer's big behind. Cupid married Blitzen and Donder lost his mind. Dancer's mad at Vixen for stepping on his toes. Vixen's being thrown out— she laughed at Rudolph's nose. If you are a reindeer we hop...
By Clare Bevan I'm one of Herod's Henchmen. We don't have much to say, We just charge through the audience In a Henchman sort of way. We all wear woolly helmets To hide our hair and ears, And Wellingtons sprayed silver To match our tinfoil spears. Our swords are made of cardboard So blood will not be spilled If we trip and stab a parent When the ha...
By Marian Swinger It never snows at Christmas in that dry and dusty land. Instead of freezing blizzards, there are palms and drifting sands, and years ago a stable and a most unusual star and three wise men who followed it, by camel, not by car, while, sleepy on the quiet hills, a shepherd gave a cry. He'd seen a crowd of angels in the silent starl...
By A. A. Milne King John was not a good man — He had his little ways. And sometimes no one spoke to him For days and days and days. And men who came across him, When walking in the town, Gave him a supercilious stare, Or passed with noses in the air — And bad King John stood dumbly there, Blushing beneath his crown. King John was not a good man, An...
By Benjamin Zephaniah Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don’t eat it, keep it alive, It could be yu mate, an not on yu plate Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side. I got lots of friends who are turkeys An all of dem fear...
By Clive James It’s cold without the softness of a fall Of snow to give these scenes a common bond And though, besotted on a viewless rime, The ducks can do their standing-on-the-pond Routine that leaves you howling, all in all We need some snow to hush the whole thing up. The ducks can do their flatfoot-waterfool Mad act that leaves you helpless, ...
By e.e cummings little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see i will comfort you because you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool bark and hug you safe and tight just as your mother would, only don't be afraid look the spangles that...
This collection of poems and site features presents many Christmases: spiritual and secular, bleak and hopeful, individual and communal. W. S. Di Piero, Alice Fulton, and Conrad Hilberry capture the feelings evoked by city streets and natural landscapes around the holidays. E.
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10 min read. From joy to love to loneliness, these 25 Christmas poems perfectly capture the spirit of the festive season. The festive season can be a mess of shopping, food preparation and social...
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