Christmas Poetry Prayers

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Christmas poetry, prayers and songs provide joyful expressions of the season. Whether you choose to read verse written by someone else or try your hand at writing something, Christmas poetry, prayers and songs add a festive note to this happy time.

Find or write inspirational Christmas verse

Choose Your Christmas Poetry Prayers

There’s such a vast array of Christmas poetry, prayers, verse and stories available that you’re sure to find one that’s perfect for your special occasion. Whether you have to memorize a poem for school, analyze a poem for a literature class, or read a prayer at church, many people throughout history have put to words their wonder at the season and Christ’s birth.

Christmas Poems by Famous Writers

Many literary greats have contributed Christmas poetry and prayers to the body of world literature celebrating the season. These include:

  • John Milton: "On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity"
  • Clement Moore: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
  • John Dunne: "Nativity, a Christmas Poem"
  • Sir Walter Scott: "Marmion, A Christmas Poem"
  • Williams Wordsworth: "Minstrels, A Christmas Poem"
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Three Kings"

These and many other wonderful Christmas poems may be found on Carols.

If you’d prefer more secular Christmas poems, visit Poem Source. The poems found here emphasize more of the secular celebrations of the season rather than Jesus’ birth.

Encouraging the wonder and imagination of children through poetry readings enhances their creativity. Christmas poems for kids make for great bedtime reading during the holiday season.

Christmas Prayers

Christmas prayers offer thanksgiving, joy and ask for blessings on the season. You can find wonderful Christmas prayers at God Web. From a blessing for the Christmas tree to prayers to say before opening gifts, these prayers remind the listener of the meaning in the season and to be thankful for God’s blessings.

Lessons and Carols

One of the most famous Christmas prayer festivals is the series of readings, prayers and songs called Lessons and Carols. Today’s lessons and carols trace their roots to the Anglican church. In 1880, the future Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson, was asked to create a worship format centered on the Christmas season. Although the tradition began in the Anglican church, some Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches also use this format for special liturgies, and many school programs around the world include the Lessons and Carols as part of their holiday celebrations.

For the complete series of Christmas prayers that form the Lessons and Carols, Kings College offers some background based on their own famous interpretation and printable PDFs of the program.

Write Your Own

Although there’s plenty to choose from among the many Christmas poetry, prayers and songs available, you may wish to write your own. It’s not as difficult as it sounds.

Choose Your Theme

The first step to writing your own Christmas poetry and prayers is to choose your theme. Answer these questions:

  • What do you wish to express about the holiday season?
  • What emotions do you want to convey?
  • What is the most powerful symbol of the season to you?

The best poems and prayers come from the heart. If something speaks to you or has a powerful emotional impact on you, that impact will be felt through your words.

Select a Format

Poems and prayers may follow strict rhyme and meter conventions, or they may be free form expressions of sincere and heartfelt emotion. Choose what’s right for you and your topic from among the many available traditional and modern forms.

Resources to review for ideas on format include the following articles:

Writing Prayers

Depending on your religious traditions, there may be some guidelines to writing your own prayers, or prayers may be simple. Try writing a letter to God to express your ideas to get them down on paper. Whether you write a rhyming prayer, a prayer dotted with lots of uses of "thee" and "thou", or a prayer that reads like you’re talking to your best friend, with a little brainstorming you can write your own heartfelt Christmas prayer.

With its glistening decorations and warm wishes, Christmas is a magical time to express yourself through prayers and poetry. Choose one someone else has written, or write your own. Poems and prayers are wonderful ways to wish others, “Merry Christmas.”

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