Portal:Christmas
An index of texts related to the celebration of Christmas.
Works
[edit]- Christmas, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, all 1819 by Washington Irving
- A Christmas Eve in Spain, 1864 by José María de Pereda
- Seasonable Festivities, Once a Week, 1871
- Is There a Santa Claus? (also called Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus), 1897 by Francis Pharcellus Church
- "Christmas," in All Things Considered, 1908, essay by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
- A Christmas Letter, 1910 letter declining to attend a party, by Stephen Leacock (transcription project)
- "Christmas," in A Christmas Garland, 1912 by Max Beerbohm
Messages and announcements
[edit]- 1932 Royal Christmas Message, radio proclamation by King George V of the United Kingdom
- Christmas Broadcast to America, 1937 by Haile Selassie
- Christmas Message, 1952 by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
- 49th Annual Andersen Air Force Base Christmas Drop in Micronesia, 2001 by Robert Anacletus Underwood
- Expressing Sense of the House That Symbols and Traditions of Christmas Should be Protected, 2005 by Earl Blumenauer
Religious observance
[edit]- The Story of the Other Wise Man, 1896 by Henry Van Dyke
- A Christmas Prayer, 1917 World War I soldier's prayer by Cyril William Winterbotham
- Recognizing the Importance of Christmas and the Christian Faith, December 19, 2007 by U.S. Congressman Steven Arnold King
Other holiday traditions
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- The First Christmas Tree, 1912 by Eugene Field
- Our American Holidays - Christmas, 1949 by Robert Haven Schauffler
Music
[edit]- Messiah, 1743 by George Frideric Handel and Charles Jennens
- A Christmas Cradlesong, 1849 by Lope de Vega
- A Christmas Folk Song, 1913 by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Collections of carols
[edit]- The Cambridge Carol Book, edited by Charles Wood & George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1924
Christmas carols
[edit]- Adeste Fideles (O come all ye faithful), written by John Francis Wade in 1742, and translated into English by Frederick Oakeley.
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory, written by James Montgomery
- Away in a Manger, 1885
- Boar's Head Carol, traditional English carol
- Christmas, a carol by an anonymous writer, now known as "Once in Royal David's city"
- Christmas Day also called Hark! the Herald Angels Sing by Charles Wesley
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, by Charles Wesley
- Coventry Carol
- Deck the Halls
- D'où viens-tu, bergère?
- Gesu Bambino by Pietro Yon, translated by Frederick H. Martens, 1917
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, 1833
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice, 1853, by John Mason Neale
- Good King Wenceslas, 1853, by John Mason Neale
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing originally Christmas Day by Charles Wesley
- Here We Come A-Wassailing
- The Holly and the Ivy
- A Hymn on the Nativity of My Saviour, 1616 by Ben Jonson
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- In Excelsis Gloria, traditional
- In Dulci Jubilo, traditional
- In hoc anni circulo, anonymous
- In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Georgina Rossetti
- It Came upon a Midnight Clear
- Jingle Bells, written in 1857 for Thanksgiving
- Joy to the World
- The Legend of St. Nicholas, English translation by James Henry Dixon
- No Room at the Inn, 1916
- O, Christmas Tree (a.k.a. O, Tannenbaum)
- O come all ye faithful translation of Adeste Fideles by John Francis Wade (1742) translated by Frederick Oakeley
- O come, O come, Emmanuel, translation of the Latin text ("Veni, veni, Emmanuel") by John Mason Neal and Henry Sloane Coffin, mid-19th century
- On Christmas Night, traditional
- Silent Night, written by Josef Mohr.
- Still, Still, Still, traditional
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- We Three Kings of Orient Are
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas, traditional English carol
- What Child Is This?, 1865 by William Dix sung to the tune of Greensleeves
Poetry
[edit]- A Visit from St. Nicholas, 1823 (also called 'Twas The Night Before Christmas or The Night Before Christmas), by Clement Clarke Moore
- Christmas, 1836 poem by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler
- Christmas Bells, 1863 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Santa Claus’ Assistants, 1896 poem by Ernest Vincent Wright
- Santa Claus, 1900 poem by Banjo Paterson
- Christmas, 1903, by John Masefield
- A Defective Santa Claus, 1904 poem by James Whitcomb Riley
- The Goblins' Christmas, 1908 by Elizabeth Anderson
- Chrismus Is A-Comin', 1913 by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Chrismus On The Plantation, 1913 by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- A Little Christmas Basket, 1913 by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Christmas In The Heart, 1913 by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Christmas, 1913 poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Christmas, 1913 poem by William Henry Davies
Fiction
[edit]- A Letter from Santa Claus, 1875 by Mark Twain
- Christmas Stories, 1916 by Georgene Faulkner
- Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, 1902 by L. Frank Baum
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus, 1904 by L. Frank Baum
- The Gift of the Magi, 1906 short story by O. Henry
- The Santa Claus Family, 1911 by Owen Oliver
- Christmas Holidays at Merryvale, 1916 children's story by Alice Hale Burnett about the adventures of young boys during the Christmas season.
- The Errors of Santa Claus, 1919 by Stephen Leacock (transcription project)
- Christmas by Injunction, by O. Henry
- Little Elephant's Christmas (1938) by Heluiz Chandler Washburne
Dickens' Christmas books
[edit]- A Christmas Carol, 1843 by Charles Dickens
- The Chimes, 1844 by Charles Dickens
- The Cricket on the Hearth, 1845 by Charles Dickens
- The Battle of Life, 1846 by Charles Dickens
- The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, 1848 by Charles Dickens
Christmas publications
[edit]- Yule Logs, 1898 collection edited by George Alfred Henty
Reference
[edit]- "Christmas," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Christmas," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Christmas," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Christmas," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)