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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

1914–18The Babe was laid in the Manger
Between the gentle kine—
All safe from cold and danger—
“But it was not so with mine,…

I.
OUT of the little chapel I burst
Into the fresh night air again.
I had waited a good five minutes first…

Lady dear, if Fairies may
For a moment lay aside
Cunning tricks and elfish play,
'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.We have heard the children say -…

ITHE white snow veils the earth's brown face,
Strong frost has bound the veil in place--
Under the wide, clear, dark-blue sky
All choked with snow the hollows lie,…

A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here;
Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before,
And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for.…

Hark, how all the welkin rings,
"Glory to the King of kings;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconcil'd!"Joyful, all ye nations, rise,…

”Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;…

В день святого Рождества(Мог ли знать я, мог ли ведать!)
Был я позван, жив едва,
К филантропу пообедать.
То-то радость бедняку:…

THREE kings from out the Orient
For Judah's land were fairly bent,
To find the Lord of grace;
And as they journeyed pleasantlie,…

Full of drink and full of meat,
On our SAVIOR’S natal day,
CHARITY’S perennial treat;
Thus I heard a Pauper say: —…

WITH footstep slow, in furry pall clad,
His brows enwreath'd with holly never-sear,
Old Christmas comes, to close the waned year;
And ay the Shepherd's heart to make right glad;…

For that old love I once adored
I decked my halls and spread my board
At Christmas time.
With all the winter’s flowers that grow…

Come, bring with a noise,
My merry, merry boys,
The Christmas log to the firing,
While my good dame, she…

We sate among the stalls at Bethlehem;
The dumb kine from their fodder turning them,
Softened their horned faces
To almost human gazes…

Dim dawn behind the tamerisks -- the sky is saffron-yellow --
As the women in the village grind the corn,
And the parrots seek the riverside, each calling to his fellow
That the Day, the staring Easter Day, is born.…

Above the weary waiting world,
Asleep in chill despair,
There breaks a sound of joyous bells
Upon the frosted air.…

Christmas is the season of joy!
It’s the time to party and enjoy!
So I bought whipped-cream cakes for my boy.
I wonder if he still thinks of me giving him a toy.

Снасти обледенели, на палубах сущий каток,
Шкоты впиваются в руки, ветер сбивает с ног --
С ночи норд-вест поднялся и нас под утро загнал
В залив, где кипят буруны между клыками скал.…

Good husband and huswife, now chiefly be glad,
Things handsome to have, as they ought to be had.
They both do provide, against Christmas do come,
To welcome their neighbors, good cheer to have some.Good bread and good drink, a good fire in the hall,…

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat…

Along the Woodford road there comes a noise
Of wheels, and Mr. Rounding's neat post-chaise
Struggles along, drawn by a pair of bays,
With Reverend Mr. Crow and six small boys,…

Три короля, волхвы и чудодеи,
С Востока шли в пределы Иудеи,
Шли через горы, шли через пустыни,
У Господа взыскуя благостыни,…