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Informationen zum Autor Ed. Gaby Morgan Klappentext Poems for Christmas is an exquisitely produced gift anthology which is guaranteed to get anyone in the festive spirit. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by Judith Flanders, author of Christmas: A Biography. Through the generations, poets from William Shakespeare to Thomas Hardy and from John Donne to Christina Rossetti have been inspired to celebrate the Christmas season in verse. Just as we cherish our Christmas traditions now, so many of the great poets wrote beautifully about the Christmas story, magical wintry landscapes, festive traditions and making merry. And then, of course, there are the much-loved songs and carols from around the world that we still sing today, many of which are included in this enchanting anthology. A joyful anthology of Christmas poems and songs with an introduction by Judith Flanders, author of Christmas: A Biography. Zusammenfassung Poems for Christmas is an exquisitely produced gift anthology which is guaranteed to get anyone in the festive spirit. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by Judith Flanders, author of Christmas: A Biography. Through the generations, poets from William Shakespeare to Thomas Hardy and from John Donne to Christina Rossetti have been inspired to celebrate the Christmas season in verse. Just as we cherish our Christmas traditions now, so many of the great poets wrote beautifully about the Christmas story, magical wintry landscapes, festive traditions and making merry. And then, of course, there are the much-loved songs and carols from around the world that we still sing today, many of which are included in this enchanting anthology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - i: Introduction Unit - 1: Christmas is Coming Poem - 1: Christmas is Coming - Traditional Poem - 2: A Christmas Blessing - Traditional Poem - 3: Now Thrice Welcome, Christmas - Traditional Poem - 4: Deck the Halls - Traditional Poem - 5: We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Traditional Poem - 6: Pudding Charms - Charlotte Druitt Cole Poem - 7: The Christmas Pudding - Traditional Poem - 8: Christmas Plum Pudding - Clifton Bingham Poem - 9: A Dish for a Poet - Traditional Poem - 10: Yule Log - Robert Herrick Poem - 11: Minstrels - William Wordsworth Poem - 12: Old Christmastide - Sir Walter Scott Poem - 13: December - John Clare Poem - 14: French Noel - William Morris Poem - 15: Wassail, Wassail - Traditional Poem - 16: Here We Come A-Wassailing - Traditional Poem - 17: Nowell Sing We - Traditional Unit - 2: I Sing of a Maiden Poem - 1: I Sing of a Maiden - Traditional Poem - 2: A Virgin Most Pure - Traditional Poem - 3: The Mother of God - W. B. Yeats Poem - 4: The Cherry Tree Carol - Traditional Poem - 5: Joseph - G. K. Chesterton Poem - 6: The Angel Gabriel - Traditional tr. Sabine Baring-Gould Poem - 7: Once in Royal David’s City - Cecil Frances Alexander Poem - 8: O Little Town of Bethlehem - Phillips Brooks Poem - 9: Away in a Manger - Traditional Poem - 10: The Old Hark - Traditional Poem - 11: Angels, from the Realms of Glory - James Montgomery Poem - 12: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Charles Wesley Poem - 13: A Hymn for Christmas Day - Traditional Poem - 14: Joy to the World! - Isaac Watts Poem - 15: In Dulci Jubilo - Traditional Poem - 16: Christmas, A Song of Joy at Dawn - Traditional Poem - 17: O Come, All Ye Faithful - Traditional tr. F. Oakeley and W. T. Brooke Unit - 3: Peace and Lullabies Poem - 1: Pea...
