Christmas Poems

I am especially pleased to share these Christmas poems with you, because they are near and dear to my heart. The celebration of Christ’s birth is such a joyful occasion that I can’t help trying to capture it in verse, and I hope your Christmas will be a little more merry for having visited. (Please email a request for permission before using and include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to this site is required.)

FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.

Christmas List

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on June 12, 2021. Posted in Christmas Poems, Poems about Death

©2021 Susan Noyes Anderson

You are not on my Christmas list.
A sadder truth was never told.
Your dear name vanished in the mist
with nary a git to wrap in gold
and no vestige of you to hold.

Lighting the World, A Nativity Poem

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on January 5, 2020. Posted in Christmas Poems

©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson

The wonder of Christmas has always been mine.
It was given to me as a child.
Mother told me the tale of that first holy night,
and Christ’s light filled her eyes as she smiled.

Little Bits of Heaven

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on December 5, 2019. Posted in Christmas Poems, Holiday Poems

©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson

Little bits of heaven swirl around the manger bright,
falling softly as the mem’ry of that Christmas night
when all the world stood still in wonder at the Savior’s birth,
and choirs of angels sang out joy and peace to men on earth.