With each passing year, it seems harder to get into the Christmas spirit.
To try to help you get into the mood of this festive time of year we have compiled this list of classical Christmas poems. We hope you enjoy them and all have a wonderful time this holiday season.
Christmas Everywhere by Philips Brooks
12 lines. Categories: Spiritual.
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight!
Christmas in lands of the fir-tree and pine,
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At Christmas by Edgar Albert Guest
24 lines. Written in 1915.Categories: Love.
A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here;
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From The Short Story A Christmas Dream, And How It Came True by Louisa May Alcott
24 lines. Written in 1882.
From our happy home
Through the world we roam
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I Saw Three Ships in Anonymous Americas
39 lines.
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day,
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A Christmas Folksong by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
48 lines
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,
An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;
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A Christmas Prayer (from the trenches) by Cyril Winterbotham
31 lines. Written in 1916. Categories: Spiritual.
Not yet for us may Christmas bring
Good-will to men, and peace;
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In a Christmas Letter by Sarah Orne Jewett
18 lines. Categories: Love.
We are so close together
Though you are far away,
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The Dear Folks in Devon by Fay Inchfawn
32 lines. Written in 1920. Categories: Society.
Back in the dear old country 'tis Christ-
mas, and to-night
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Christmas Blessings by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
4 lines.
As when a pigeon, loos'd in realms remote,
Takes instant wing, and seeks his native cote,
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Christmas Welcome by Alice Guerin Crist
28 lines. Written in 1921. Categories: Love, Nature.
Under the wintry skies,
Sundered from home and kin,
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A Christmas Fancy by Robert Fuller Murray
30 lines.
Early on Christmas Day,
Love, as awake I lay,
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The House of Hospitalities by Thomas Hardy
20 lines.
Here we broached the Christmas barrel,
Pushed up the charred log-ends;
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Speakin' O' Christmas by Paul Laurence Dunbar
64 lines.
BREEZES blowin' middlin' brisk,
Snow-flakes thro' the air a-whisk,
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In Memoriam A. H. H.: 78. Again at Christmas did we weave
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
20 lines.
Again at Christmas did we weave
The holly round the Christmas hearth;
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A Christmas Carol by William Topaz McGonagall
49 lines.
Welcome, sweet Christmas, blest be the morn
That Christ our Saviour was born!
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The Ballad Of The Proverbs by François Villon
36 lines.
So rough the goat will scratch, it cannot sleep.
So often goes the pot to the well that it breaks.
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The Christmas Homes of England by Caroline Hayward
64 lines.
The Christmas homes of England!
How far-famed and how dear;
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Christmas by Julia A Moore
40 lines.
Hail the coming holiday,
With a hearty joyous feast,
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The Trapper's Christmas Eve by Robert W. Service
56 lines.
It's mighty lonesome-like and drear.
Above the Wild the moon rides high,
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The Oxen by Thomas Hardy
20 lines.
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
"Now they are all on their knees,"
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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen by Anonymous Americas
60 lines.
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
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excellent
Since Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year (and the only one I really celebrate), I have to say thanks for putting these links up. I enjoyed reading some of the poems and will try to get back to read more of them soon.
Happy New Year.
Jim Dunlap -
you picked out some really good poems to share with us. Thanks for supportin other poets and everything. Keep writing and never give up!
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thank you for giving us so many delightful poems to choose from, its truly the season to give and this you have done. seasons greetings and happy new year!
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Well...nice list! I like them! Thanks! Bye!
Missy -
Nice, that's a lot of poems. I loved them all. Thank you so much, I feel so in the christmas spirit and this just makes it all worth while.
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Such a sweet collection of poem and so descriptive too. Even though it doesn't snow in HK, but I get the feeling of a sparkling christmas. Happy holidays everyone.
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Yay,this looks like fun, hey i understand where i'm at its like July at Christmas, its so warm and for someone in NC, i'm not used to it bein like this,the christmas mood is difficult for me to get in this year, but i have Jesus, YAY AGAIN, God Bless you and yours this season!
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My 2nd visit...so much to indulge on. I'll still be back to read more.
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schweet. I like it.. alot. Not that this is the most descriptive comment ever but hey, sometimes i am sometimes im not. I loved it !
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What a nice gift to the poets here at AP. It's marvelous reading the newer writes, but we all have a base in at least one of those who cleared the path for us. Thanks for the reminder and the links.
Merry Christmas to All!
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YAY Christmas spirit here I come!!
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Thanx for the list.. good idea
xxx
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Awwww, quite an extensive list of old favorites you've compiled for us, Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Oh wow! Thanks, for this list- I liked it a lot
Some of these poems I already know but it's lovely to read Christmas poetry this time of year and there's some new ones to me on there to
All the best,
Merry Christmas Old Poetry Team,
Pozo
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I absolutely understand. It's always hard for me to get into the X-mas spirit. Especially this year. Here in Wisconsin, we have snow on the ground, and it's staying. We just got it today. Otherwise, it's melted every other time...
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Look what I clicked on!!! A bunch of little goodies to explore. Am going to indulge on this little feast now and post remarks afterwards. (feel like I hit the blue light special, lol)
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