Rossetti’s “Love Came Down at Christmas” has simple verses that equate the birth of Jesus Christ as love sent from heaven itself, but it’s this simplicity that makes the poem so sweet and ...

In Herrick's charming reversal of seasonal imagery, his Jesus is a darling ... merry disposition in his poems. Only in closing does this carol nod to the traditional Christmas evergreens.

Christmas carols tend to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but over the years ... Here is a selection of 12 great Christmas poems. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News ...

His “Christmas Poem,” printed in December 1956, was the last to appear. The poem presents a modernist take on the familiar story of Jesus’s birth, showcasing cummings’s characteristic free ...

It’s Jesus’s birthday and the angels are singing ... are watching over you and sending love every day but especially on Christmas Day. They don’t want you to be sad as they look down ...

If I were to package together all my favorite Christmas poems, wrapping them up for my ... lullaby to the Christ Child which asks “young Jesus sweet” to prepare his cradle in the poet ...

To further your festive spirit, you may also enjoy reading some Christmas poems that speak about the reason for the season or capture the essence of all the holiday cheer. We have come up with a ...

The old man from the East murmurs to himself: ‘I have seen!” Tagore wrote another poem on Jesus Christ for Christmas in 1939. “To Christ, the Son of Man”: ‘One day those who killed him, in the name of ...

Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: For over a century, Christmas poems have captured the magic of the most wonderful time of the year. While many people ...