The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems

150+ Holiday Songs, Poetry & RhymesBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Montgomery, Sir Walter Scott, Clement Clarke Moore, William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas Hardy, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, C. W. Stubbs, William Topaz McGonagall, Eugene Field, Carolyn Wells, Phillips Brooks, William Drummond, James Russell Lowell, Alfred Domett, Reginald Heber, Dinah Maria Mulock, Margaret Deland, Nora A. Smith, Isaac Watts, Robert Herrick, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Ben Jonson, Edmund Bolton, Robert Southwell, C.S. Stone, Frances Ridley Havergal, William Morris, William Shakespeare, Charles Mackay, Harriet F. Blodgett, Eliza Cook, George Wither, Martin Luther, Christian Burke, Andrew Lang, Emily Huntington Miller, Cyril Winterbotham, Robert Browning

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The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems encapsulates the rich tapestry of thematic depth and stylistic diversity that characterizes classic literature. Echoing through its pages are the sounds of yuletide and reflections on human values such as hope, generosity, and community spirit. From the serene to the celebratory, the collection showcases a variety of literary forms—ballads, sonnets, and narrative poems, among others—united in their exploration of Christmas and its cultural resonance. Spanning centuries of literary tradition, the anthology serves as a testament to the enduring power of festive verse to evoke shared emotional experiences, even as it delves into individual meditations on winter's contemplative quietude. The anthology is enriched by the backgrounds of its luminary contributors; poets like William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, and John Milton, whose works have significantly shaped English literature. Collectively, these authors traverse a vast landscape of aesthetic and philosophical concerns, reflecting their eras' triumphs and conflicts. Their contributions, when viewed through the lens of Christmas, offer pivotal insights into how this holiday has been perennially reimagined in literary art. The anthology thus not only adheres to but elevates traditional and historical portrayals of Christmas, connecting them to broader literary movements such as Romanticism, Victorianism, and even elements of Transcendentalism. 'The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems' is not just a collection; it is an invitation to explore and celebrate an amalgam of profound voices and stylistic flourishes that bring to the fore the spirit of Christmas in multifarious ways. It offers readers a unique educational journey through the landscape of poetic expression, urging them to perceive the festival's familiar themes through fresh, thoughtfully curated perspectives. This collection is ideal for anyone eager to immerse themselves in classic poetry and familiarize themselves with how different authors dialogue on similar themes, thus providing a richer, more nuanced understanding of the cultural and emotional weight Christmas holds in literature.

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1The Greatest Christmas Carols &amp; Poems

49Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning (Reginald Heber)

2Silent Night

50God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (Dinah Maria Mulock)

3The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

51The Christmas Silence (Margaret Deland)

4Christmas Bells (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

52A Christmas Lullaby (John Addington Symonds)

5Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson)

53Hymn for the Nativity (Edward Thring)

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6Angels from the Realms of Glory (James Montgomery)

54Masters in This Hall (Anonymous)

7Christmas in the Olden Time (Sir Walter Scott)

55The Adoration of the Wise Men (Cecil Frances Alexander)

8Marmion: A Christmas Poem (Sir Walter Scott)

56The Shepherds in Judea (Mary Austin)

9Old Santa Claus (Clement Clarke Moore)

57Christmas Carol (James S. Park)

10The Twelve Days of Christmas

58Neighbors of the Christ Night (Nora A. Smith)

11Minstrels (William Wordsworth)

59Cradle Hymn (Isaac Watts)

12Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson)

60An Ode on the Birth of Our Saviour (Robert Herrick)

13Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling)

61Christmas Song (Edmund Hamilton Sears)

14Hymn On The Morning Of Christ&#x27;s Nativity (John Milton)

62A Hymn on the Nativity of My Saviour (Ben Jonson)

15A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

63The Shepherd&#x27;s Song (Edmund Bolton)

16The Oxen (Thomas Hardy)

64&quot;While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night&quot; (Margaret Deland)

17A Christmas Ghost Story (Thomas Hardy)

65The Angels (William Drummond)

18The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson)

66New Prince, New Pomp (Robert Southwell)

19&#x27;Twas just this time, last year, I died (Emily Dickinson)

67Wassailer&#x27;s Song (Robert Southwell)

20The Magi (William Butler Yeats)

68Sly Santa Claus (Mrs. C.S. Stone)

21The Mahogany Tree (William Makepeace Thackeray)

69The Waits (Margaret Deland)

22A Bell (Clinton Scollard)

70God Bless Us Every One (James Whitcomb Riley)

23Christmas Carol (Sara Teasdale)

71Bells Across the Snow (Frances Ridley Havergal)

24The Mystic’s Christmas (John Greenleaf Whittier)

72Minstrels and Maids (William Morris)

25Christmas Cheer (Thomas Tusser)

73Song of the Holly (William Shakespeare)

26Noel: Christmas Eve 1913 (Robert Seymour Bridges)

74Under the Holly-bough (Charles Mackay)

27The Holly and the Ivy

75December (Harriet F. Blodgett)

28Adam lay ybounden

76The Christmas Holly (Eliza Cook)

29Christmas Day (Charles Kingsley)

77So, Now Is Come Our Joyfulst Feast (George Wither)

30Christmas Fancies (Ella Wheeler Wilcox)

78The Christmas Carol (William Wordsworth)

31Twas jolly, jolly Wat (C. W. Stubbs)

79A Christmas Carmen (John G. Whittier)

32A Tale Of Christmas Eve (William Topaz McGonagall)

80Sery (Richard Watson Gilder)

33Jest &#x27;Fore Christmas (Eugene Field)

81A Christmas Song (Tudor Jenks)

34A Christmas Folksong (Paul Laurence Dunbar)

82The End of the Play (William Makepeace Thackeray)

35As with Gladness Men of Old (William Chatterton Dix)

83Christ&#x27;s Nativity (Henry Vaughan)

36Nativity a Christmas (John Donne)

84Mark Well My Heavy, Doleful Tale (Anonymous)

37Boar&#x27;s Head Carol

85The Glorious Song of Old (Edmund H. Sears)

38Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Charles Wesley)

86A Christmas Carol for Children (Martin Luther)

39Coventry Carol

87A Christmas Carol (Christian Burke)

40Here We Come A-wassailing

88A Ballade of Old Loves (Carolyn Wells)

41A Defective Santa Claus (James Whitcomb Riley)

89Ballade of Christmas Ghosts (Andrew Lang)

42King Winter

90Hang Up the Baby&#x27;s Stocking (Emily Huntington Miller)

43Christmas Gifts and Other Poems (Carolyn Wells)

91A Christmas Prayer (Cyril Winterbotham)

44The Night After Christmas (Anonymous)

92Christmas Eve (Robert Browning)

45O Little Town of Bethlehem (Phillips Brooks)

93A Christmas Song (Phillips Brooks)

46The Shepherds (William Drummond)

94The Willow Man (Juliana Horatia Ewing)

47A Christmas Carol (James Russell Lowell)

95The Peaceful Night (John Milton)

48A Christmas Hymn (Alfred Domett)

96A Christmas Hymn (R.W. Gilder)

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