A Book of Christmas Verse ~ Free eBook

In A Book of Christmas Verse, Henry Charles Beeching has compiled favorite Christmas carols, poems, hymns, and verse for children.

Beeching was a British clergyman, the Dean of Norwich, author, and poet who also wrote hymns. He edited works of Milton, Shakespeare, and Herbert.

This 1926 second edition of his book of Christmas verse was published after his death in 1918 and included his marked additions and deletions.

The anthology includes traditional and Latin carols, along with works of:

An index of authors and an index of first lines in the back makes it easy to find a specific work you may be looking for.

A Book of Christmas Verse is a nice compilation for enjoying the Christmas holiday!

Enjoy this anthology by reading a poem a day. It may take you several years to finish the book, but students may also get more out of the exercise.
Have your student copy the poem (or at least a few stanzas, depending on age) in his or her copybook.
The poem can be illustrated if desired.