Download or read book The Most Beautiful Christmas Prose And Verse written by Various Authors and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2015 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is our most important holiday, and its literature is correspondingly rich. Yet until now no adequate bundle of Christmas treasures in poetry and prose has found its way into the library of Santa Claus. While this book brings to children of all ages, in school and at home, the best lyrics, carols, essays, plays and stories of Christmas, its scope is yet wider. For the Introduction gives a rapid view of the holiday's origin and development, its relation to cognate pagan festivals, the customs and symbols of its observance in different lands, and the significance and spirit of the day. This Introduction endeavors to be as suggestive as possible to parents and teachers who are personally conducted and introduced to the host of writers learned and quaint, human and pedantic, humorous and brilliant and profound, who have dealt technically with this fascinating subject.
Download or read book Christmas in Prose and Verse written by Allison C. Putalla and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amazing Peace written by Maya Angelou and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by Albert M. Hayes and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ringing with the deep sentiments of the season, these classic and modern Christmas poems bring just the right splash of holiday cheer."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems written by Michael Harrison and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.
Download or read book Christmas written by Sheila Pickles and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1994-12-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christmas, Sheila Pickles celebrates the essence of this holiday with an anthology of both traditional and present day carols, rhymes, and writings. These pieces capture all of the Christmas rituals and are combined with seasonal painting, which include nativity scenes from the Renaissance masters and hearty Father Christmases from the Victorian era. The book is scented with Penhaligon's perfume. "The Winter Garden," a combination of spicy cloves, cinnamon, and fir cones, to evoke memories of sipping hot toddies around cozy log fires.
Download or read book A Visit from St Nicholas written by Clement Clarke Moore and published by Boston : Atlantic monthly Press. This book was released on 1921 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.
Download or read book Living Christmas Every Day written by Helen Steiner Rice and published by Barbour Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why experience the Christmas spirit only during the holiday season when you can live Christmas every day? This refreshing gift book offers just the encouragement you need to embrace important elements of Christmas—the joy, the giving, the celebration, the prayer, and the Greatest Gift. Extend the Christmas spirit throughout the year with Living Christmas Every Day, where you’ll find the encouragement and inspiration you need to keep Christmas in your heart.
Download or read book Mistletoe and Rhyme written by Nigel Smith and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy Christmas with this hilarious compilation of silly rhymes for Christmas times, written and illustrated by Nigel SmithAmongst other things: Shriek ... as you find out why greyhounds are not just for Christmas!Gasp ... as you discover why an ostrich doesn't fly!and ... try to control your bladder when you find out what happened to 'Ralf' the greedy mutt!This festive companion also includes 4 unique 'puzzle poems' and some of the well-loved seasonal adventures of 'My Brother James, and Me', a series of funny rhymes about two naughty boys and their poor unfortunate father!This is a humorous read aloud delight with great poems to perform and share with family and friends. Suitable for very young adults to very old adults!What the critics said:'Beautifully conceived' ... Mary and Joseph'One Star' ... The ShepherdsVolume 2. 'Prose n' Turkeys' is also available
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by John Hollander and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 1999-10-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day, and from the start it has been associated with poetry, from the song of the seraphim above the manger to the cherished carols around the punch bowl. This garland of Christmas poems contains not only the ones you would insist on finding here ("A Visit from St. Nicholas," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" among them) but such equally enchanting though lesser-known Yuletide treasures as Emily Dickinson's "The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman," Anthony Hecht's "Christmas Is Coming," Rudyard Kipling's "Christmas in India," Langston Hughes's "Shepherd's Song at Christmas," Robert Graves's "The Christmas Robin," and happy surprises like Phyllis McGinley's "Office Party," Dorothy Parker's "The Maid-Servant at the Inn," and Philip Larkin's "New Year Poem."
Download or read book The Peculiar Poetry Book of Funny Christmas Verse written by Patrick Winstanley and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed full of funny Christmas poems, parodies and nonsense verse by contemporary UK poets Max Scratchmann, Paul Curtis and Patrick Winstanley, The Peculiar Poetry Collection of Funny Christmas Verse distills the true spirit of Christmas - comic, misanthropic, dyspeptic, or sometimes just sick. The collection is presented chronologically, taking the reader in seven easy leaps from the eager anticipation of Christmas, through the fun and festivities, to the bitter aftertaste. Meet Pip, the ineffably jolly penguin who gets on everyone's tits, revel in the feminist retelling of the story of The Three Wise Men and discover the feminine hygiene product set to be a Christmas sensation. Oddly compelling and compellingly odd, you'll enjoy a roller coaster ride through the festive peaks - drinking, feasting and flirtation - and troughs - hangovers, religion and relations - in an anthology overflowing with Christmas good cheer. Perfect as a present for a hard to please relative (any relative!), a secret Santa gift for a colleague, or a small indulgence for oneself, The Peculiar Poetry Collection of Funny Christmas Verse is ribald, riotous and on occasion very rude.
Download or read book Waiting on the Word written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. A scholar of poetry as well as a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Advent. Among the classic writers he includes are: George Herbert, John Donne, Milton, Tennyson,and Christina Rossetti,as well as contemporary poets like Scott Cairns, Luci Shaw, and Grevel Lindop. He also includes a selection of his own highly praised work.
Download or read book Stories Behind the Best loved Songs of Christmas written by Ace Collins and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the origins of thirty-one famous Christmas songs, including "Jingle Bells," "O Holy Night," and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and provides the lyrics to each.
Download or read book On the Morning of Christ s Nativity written by John Milton and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by Wendy Cope and published by Faber & Faber Poetry. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Cope is a national treasure of the poetry world. This edition will be a highlight of the Christmas gift market, collecting together Cope's twelve best festive poems - jewels from decades of glittering verse - including anthology favourites such as 'The Christmas Life'. With lively illustrations to accompany the heart-warming words, this little hardback delightfully captures the spirit of the season.
Download or read book Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for Christmas, but for all time." —Helena Bonham Carter A magnificent collection of 365 passages from Shakespeare's works, for the Shakespeare scholar and neophyte alike. Make Shakespeare a part of your daily routine with Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, a yearlong collection of passages from Shakespeare's greatest works. Drawing from the full spectrum of plays and sonnets to mark each day of the year, whether it's a scene from Hamlet to celebrate Christmas or a Sonnet in June to help you enjoy a summer's day. There are also passages to mark important days in the Shakespeare calendar, both from his own life and from his plays: You'll read a pivotal speech from Julius Caesar on the Ides of March and celebrate Valentine's day with a sonnet. Every passage is accompanied by an enlightening note to teach you its significance and help you better appreciate the timelessness and poetry of Shakespeare's words. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year will give you a thoughtful way reflect on each day, all while giving you a deeper appreciation for the most famous writer in the English language.
Download or read book Favorite Christmas Poems written by James Daley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and varied compilation of Yuletide verse, this collection will enchant readers of all ages. Featured poets include Kipling, Poe, Longfellow, Dickinson, Hardy, Donne, and many others. 25 illustrations.
