"Little Snowflake" is a poem about Christmas by Hannah More Kahaus (1745-1833).  You can listen to an mp3 recording of it below and read along with the poem. MP3 of Little Snowflake Little Snowflake Little snow-flake, soft and white, Drops down in the silent night ; ...

Advent is a poem about Christmas by Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926).  Here you can listen to an mp3 of the original poem in German while reading along with the text.  After the poem you’ll find an English translation. MP3 of Advent Advent Es treibt der Wind im Winterwalde die Flockenherde wie ein...

Over the millennia, mistletoe has been a symbol of romance and fertility. Since the 18th century or earlier, it’s been used as a Christmas decoration, hung from above… and if a man and a woman should happen to find each other together under the mistletoe, they have to kiss! Here you can read a poem by Walter...

The poem Santa Claus is from the book Christmas (1907). The author is anonymous.  Here you can listen to the poem being read while reading along… MP3 Recording of Santa Claus Poem Santa Claus Anonymous He comes in...

Here is the Chimney Here is the Chimney (Make a fist around thumb) Here is the top. (Palm of other hand on top of fist) Open the lid. (Remove hand quickly) And out Santa will pop. (Pop up thumb) Many thanks to Gracie Gralike for the drawing...

Our first Kindle book, Mama Lisa’s Christmas Around the World, is now available on Amazon for just $2.99! Learn how this joyful season is celebrated across the globe. Featuring traditions, songs and personal stories! People everywhere love Christmas – but we don’t all celebrate it the same way. Mama Lisa’s Christmas Around The World is a...

It’s Christmas all around the world! Here are links to Christmas carols, rhymes, poems, crafts and recipes from across the globe. Feel free to share your favorite Christmas recipe, song or rhyme with us by emailing me or commenting below. Merry Christmas! Mama Lisa

The Mouse and the Christmas Cake is a poem about a mouse setting up house in a Christmas cake that looks like a castle.  Sweet! Hear a Recording of The Mouse and the Christmas Cake Hear a 2nd Recording of The Mouse and the Christmas Cake A LITTLE MOUSE THAT BUILT ITSELF A...

A Visit from Saint Nicholas is a classic poem that has been read for nearly two centuries at Christmastime.  You may know it as It Was the Night Before Christmas or Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.  It’s believed to have been first published in 1823. Below you can hear 3 different recordings...

After a long day shopping for gifts, we may long for the long lost days when we think it was simpler at Christmastime. Well, maybe it wasn’t! Check out this poem I just found from nearly a century ago… HER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING By Carolyn Wells (Published in 1913) WHY do I have to shop? Upon...

Below you’ll find a poem about baby’s first Christmas with an mp3 recording. It was written by Emily Huntington Miller (1833 – 1913). MP3 of Hang Up the Baby’s Stocking Hang Up the Baby’s Stocking By Emily Huntington Miller Hang up the baby’s stocking: Be sure you don’t forget; The dear little dimpled darling! She ne’er saw Christmas yet; But I’ve told...

Here’s a beautiful Christmas tree poem by E.E. Cummings (1894-1962) with an mp3 recording… MP3 recording of little tree little tree by e.e. cummings little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see ...

Holly is used to decorate houses at Christmas time and is a symbol of the season. Like many symbols, its roots can be traced to older celebrations. Holly was used in the time of the Romans in the Saturnalia. This was a festival devoted to Saturn, the god of the harvest. ...