Day 1



Christmas Greeting
Sing hey! Sing hey!
For Christmas Day;
Twine mistletoe and holly,
For friendship glows
In winter snows,
And so let's all be jolly.
-Traditional

Day2



Bethlehem of Judea
A little child,
A shining star.
A stable rude,
The door ajar.

Yet in that place,
So crude, folorn,
The Hope of all
The world was born.

-Author Unknown

Day 3


See the pretty snowfakes
Falling from the sky;
On the wall and housetops
Soft and thick they lie.
On the window ledges,
On the branches bare;
Now how fast they gather,
Filling all the air.

Look into the garden,
Where the grass was green;
Covered by the snowflakes,
Not a blade is seen.
Now the bare black bushes
All look soft and white,
Every twig is laden, --
What a pretty sight!

-Author Unknown

Day 4



Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to friends!
Merry Christmas to foes!
The world's bright with joy, so
Forget all your woes.
The earth's full of beauty, of
Love and good cheer.
Merry Christmas to all and a
Happy New Year!

Anonymus

Day 5


Once there was a snowman

Once there was a snowman,
Who stood outside the door,
He wished that he could come inside,
And run about the floor.
He wished that he could warm himself,
Beside the fire, so red,
He wished that he could climb
Upon the big white bed.

So he called to the North Wind,
"Come and help me, pray,
For I'm completely frozen,
Standing here all day."
So the North Wind came along,
And blew him in the door,
And now there's nothing left,
But a puddle on the floor!

-Author Unknown

Day 6


Holly and Mistletoe

Holly and mistletoe
Candles and bells,
I know the message
That each of you tells.

Ornament, tinsel, and
Striped candy cane
What you're suggesting
Is perfectly plain.

Though you are silent
It's really quite clear
That you all are telling me
Christmas is here.

-Leland B. Jacobs

Day 7


Santa's Beard

He wasn't too good with a razor
and every time he would try
Kris Kringle would cut himself shaving,
so badly it caused him to cry.

The townspeople laughed when they saw him
with cut marks all over his face.
He felt so embarrassed and foolish
he'd lower his head in disgrace.

So one day he threw out his razor,
and all of the townspeople cheered!
No longer would Santa be shaving.
Instead he was growing a beard!

But though he has given up shaving
and grown out a beard white and thick,
most folks still remember those cut marks
and that's why they call him "Saint Nick."

©2001 Kenn Nesbitt

Day 8


At Christmas Time

At Christmas time, we deck the hall
With holly branches brave and tall,
With sturdy pine and hemlock bright
And in the Yule log's dancing light
We tell old tales of field and fight
At Christmas time.

At Christmas time we pile the board
With flesh and fruit and vintage stored,
And mid the laughter and the glow
We tread a measure soft and slow,
And kiss beneath the mistletoe
At Christmas time.

-English Traditional

Day 9


Christmas Tree

My kitten thinks
the Christmas tree
is more than something
just to see.

She taps the balls
of green and red
and swings the tinsel
overhead.

She rings the bells
and starts to purr
as if we trimmed it
all for her.

-Aileen Fisher

Day 10



Wonderful Christmas gift Tags

Thank you so much,
Antoinette ! :)

Day 11


Christmas Greeting
From A Fairy To A Child

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
Gentle children, whom we love
Long ago on Christmas Day,
Came a message from above.

Still, as Christmas tide comes round,
They remember it again
Echo still the joyful sound
"Peace on earth, good will to men!"

Yet the hearts must childlike be
Where such heavenly guests abide;
Unto children in their glee,
All the year is Christmas tide!

Thus, forgetting tricks and play
For a moment lady dear,
We would wish you, if we may,
Merry Christmas, glad New Year!

- Lewis Carroll

Day 12



December Leaves

The fallen leaves are cornflakes
that fill the lawn's wide dish.
The night and noon, the wind a spoon
and stirs them with a swish.

The sky's a silver sifter,
a-sifting white and slow
that gently shakes on crisp brown flakes
the sugar known as snow.

-Kaye Starbird

Day 13



Every year at just this time,
In cold and dark December,
Families around the world
All gather to remember,
With presents and with parties,
With feasting and with fun,
Customs and traditions
for people old and young.

-Helen H. Moore

Day 14



The Christmas Fairy

The Christmas Fairy waves her wand
To make your dreams come true,
She plans a lovely Christmas tree
With wreaths and holly too,
Your Santa Claus would never come
Without this precious Miss,
Her magic sets your heart aglow
And brings such happiness.

The Christmas Fairy takes the world
And dresses it in white,
The loveliness of falling snow
To bring a child delight,
She lights a star on Christmas Eve
To shine both far and near,
And all throughout this won'drous land
She brings her Christmas cheer.

The Christmas Fairy sends her love
In gifts and toys and such,
And everywhere that saddness dwells
She adds her magic touch,
The Christmas spirit fill her heart
She's real if we believe,
The Christmas Fairy waves her wand
And joins us Christmas Eve.

~Author Unknown

Day 15



When Santa Claus Comes

A good time is coming, I wish it were here,
The very best time in the whole of the year;
I'm counting each day on my fingers and thumbs --
the weeks that must pass before Santa Claus comes.

Then when the first snowflakes begin to come down,
And the wind whistles sharp and the branches are brown,
I'll not mind the cold, though my fingers it numbs,
For it brings the time nearer when Santa Claus comes.

-Author Unknown

Day 16



New Year Cheer

At the sound of the tolling midnight bell
a brand new year will begin.
Let's raise our hopes in a confidant toast,
to the promise it ushers in.

May your battles be few, your pleasures many,
your wishes and dreams fulfilled.
May your confidence stand in the face of loss
and give you the strength to rebuild.

May peace of heart fill all your days
may serenity grace your soul.
May tranquil moments bless your life
and keep your spirit whole.

© 1999 ~Terri McPherson

Day 17


A cute bookmarker, thank you Sparky ! :)

Day 18



A Christmas Dream, And How It Came True

From our happy home
Through the world we roam
One week in all the year,
Making winter spring
With the joy we bring
For Christmas-tide is here.

Now the eastern star
Shines from afar
To light the poorest home;
Hearts warmer grow,
Gifts freely flow,
For Christmas-tide has come.

Now gay trees rise
Before young eyes,
Abloom with tempting cheer;
Blithe voices sing,
And blithe bells ring,
For Christmas-tide is here.

Oh, happy chime,
Oh, blessed time,
That draws us all so near!
"Welcome, dear day,"
All creatures say,
For Christmas-tide is here.

~ Louisa May Alcott ~

Day 19


I like days ...

I like days
with a snow-white collar,
and nights when the moon
is a silver dollar,
and hills are filled
with eiderdown stuffing
and your breath makes smoke
like an engine puffing.

I like days
when feathers are snowing,
and all the eaves
have petticoats showing,
and the air is cold,
and the wires are humming,
but you feel all warm ...
with Christmas coming.

~ Aileen Fisher ~

Day 20



The Peace Poem

There's a name for war and killing
there's a name for giving in
when you know another answer
for me the name is sin
but there's still time to turn around
and make all hatred cease
and give another name to living
and we could call it peace

And peace would be the road we walk
each step along the way
and peace would be the way we work
and peace the way we play

And in all we see that's different
and in all the things we know
peace would be the way we look
and peace the way we grow

There's a name for separation
there's a name for first and last
when it's all for us or nothing
for me the name is past
but there's still time to turn around
and make all hatred cease
and give a name to all the future
and we could call it peace

And if peace is what we pray for
and peace is what we give
then peace will be the way we are
and peace the way we live

Yes there still is the time to turn around
and make all hatred cease
and give another name to living
and we can call it peace

-John Denver (1982)

Day 21



We have been helping with the cake,
And licking out the pan,
And wrapping up our packages,
As neatly as we can.
We have hung our stockings up,
Beside the open grate.
And now there's nothing more to do,
Except
To
Wait.

-Author unknown

Day 22



As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.

--Donald E. Westlake

Day 23



The Joy of Giving

Somehow, not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you;
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing
Returns to make you glad.

-John Greenleaf Whittier

Day 24



This is the last present of my Advent Calendar 2004

From our house to yours: A Wonderful Christmas and a Happy, healthy 2005!

Thank you for participating and I hope to see you again next year :)

*Hugs*

Antoinette