The Xmas Poems that have been selected are very traditional and are dated as far back as the 14th century. Many of the Xmas Carols detailed on the appropriate section on this site were originally written as Xmas Poems but became Xmas Carols when music was added to them! The Xmas Poems that have been included never actually had music added to them so are therefore not very well known but nonetheless deserve a section of their own. The most famous of the Xmas Poems listed is "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore and this famous poem is traditionally read to children on Xmas Eve. |