From “Merry Christmas, Everyone!” in Christmas Poems, Stories, and Carols:
In the rush of the merry morning,
When the red burns through the gray,
And the wintry world lies waiting
For the glory of the day,
Then we hear a fitful rushing
Just without, upon the stair,
See two white phantoms coming,
Catch the gleam of sunny hair.
Rosy feet upon the threshold,
Eager faces peeping through,
With the first red ray of sunshine
Chanting cherubs come in view;
Mistletoe and gleaming holly,
Symbols of a blessed day,
In their chubby hands they carry,
Streaming all along the way.
Well we know them, never weary
Of their innocent surprise;
Waiting, watching, listening always
With full hearts and tender eyes,
While our little household angels,
White and golden in the sun.
Greet us with the sweet old welcome —
“Merry Christmas, everyone!”
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Below I’ve accumulated all the photo galleries from this year’s “Days to Christmas” series. Click the links above each gallery if you would like to see the original posts and the quotations or poems I selected to go with them.
Thanks for taking a look … and:
Merry Christmas!!!!
Nine Days to Christmas: Silver and Gold
Eight Days to Christmas: Red and Green
Seven Days to Christmas: When Nature Does the Decorating
Six Days to Christmas: Angels (and Gnomes and Elves) Among Us
Five Days to Christmas: Tiny Baubles, Glittery Bits
Four Days to Christmas: Winter Solstice (in Silver and Blue)
Three Days to Christmas: The Return of the Light
Two Days to Christmas: Toys on Parade
One Day to Christmas: It’s Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas Dale!
Thanks, Ann! Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Xmas from the (snowless!) North!
Thank you very much! And Merry Christmas from the soggy south!
So beautiful. I loved the poem too. Merry Christmas.
Thank you, thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!