Poetry at Christmas

Some about angels, some with school plays in mind, but all to do with the season of joy.

Angels by Jan Dean

A Silly Thing To Do by Peter Dixon

Boy At The Window by Richard Wilbur

The Christmas Mouse by Daphne Lister

The Crowd Scene by Brian Moses

Feast Of Stephen by Colin McNaughton

The First Christmas by Elizabeth Fleming

The First Christmas by Marian Swinger

Jasper Jolly by John Foster

Just Doing My Job by Clare Bevan

Mary's Song by Charles Causley

Mincemeat by Elizabeth Gould

Nativity Play by Peter Dixon

The Nativity Play by Colin McNaughton

Polar Bears and Penguins by Mike Jubb

Santa's Sad Sack by Tony Mitton

Snowball by Shel Silverstein

Shepherds' Song by Charles Causley

Questions on Christmas Eve by Wes Magee

This Year I Will Stay Awake by Paul Cookson

Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore

Voices by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

What is Christmas by John Corben

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