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Christmastide
His Bright Nativity
Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf wonders at the mystery of the Bethlehem manger, where all the light of heaven was shining.
Length: 59 words
Poets and Poetry
Eddi’s Service
Rudyard Kipling’s poem about St Wilfrid’s chaplain and an unusual Christmas congregation.
Length: 114 words
Christmas Bells
The sounds of an English country Christmas helped Tennyson in his deep mourning for an old friend.
Length: 49 words
Lives of the Saints
Aaron’s Rod
The Victorian practice of hanging sugared nuts on a Christmas tree was bursting with Biblical symbolism.
Length: 60 words
Classical History
How St Euphemia Saved Christmas
The martyr St Euphemia played a vital role in preventing the message of Christmas from being watered down.
Length: 116 words
Bible Stories Retold
The Adoration of the Magi
Persian star-gazers hasten to Israel for the birth of a royal heir, but find that King Herod has had his fill of them.