A Stitch in Time

 A Stitch in Time
By Alice E. Allen

For little girl mending Dolly's stocking.

My needle is threaded; I've put on my thimble,
It's almost her bed-time - so I must be nimble -
For Santa Claus surely would think it quite shocking
Should he find this hole in poor Dolly's stocking!

My Christmas Wish

MY CHRISTMAS WISH
By Frances Ridley Havergal

A bright and blessed Christmas Day,
With echoes of the angel's song;
And peace that cannot pass away;
And holy gladness, calm and strong;
And sweet heart carols, flowing free!
This is my Christmas Wish to thee!

A Christmas Wish

A CHRISTMAS WISH

So it happens every year-
Always has, as yet-
Such a lot of things we want,
And so few we get.
Always happens; always will;
Don't know who's to blame.
Wish you all a very merry
Christmas, just the same.

Best of All

 Best of All

From out its wreaths so bright and big
There fell a shining holly sprig,
With cheery little rustling sound
One of my story-books it crown's.
I looked to see which one it chose-
Now, which of all would you suppose?
There, in the dusk of Christmas dim,
It rested over Tiny Tim.

The Christmas Pines

THE CHRISTMAS PINES

Lovely, lovely, lovely pine trees,
All laden now with snow;
Old Santa Clans will need some helpers.
When the stormy north winds blow;
Oh, spread out your branches;
Come, sing now if you please;
Happy, happy times are coming,
And you will be Christmas trees.

A Christmas Song

 

A CHRISTMAS SONG 

Sing a song of Christmas;
A stocking full of toys;
Such a lot of presents,
For all good girls and boys;
When the stocking's opened,
The presents you shall see‚-
Isn't that a merry time
For little ones like me? 

(This song may be sung with the old tune, "Four and Twenty Black Birds")

A Christmas Jingle

 A CHRISTMAS JINGLE
Susie M. Best
 
Clack, click, clack;
It's Santa Claus and his great big pack!
Click, clack, click;
Oh, how awful if he should stick!
Skop, skip, skop;
What if he and his pack should drop!
Skip, skop, skip;
He must be black from toe to tip!
Clang, cling, clang;
Look, look, look, where the stockings hang!
Cling, clang, cling;
Hear the bells on his reindeer ring!
Ha, ho, ha;
We won't tell what it was we saw!
Ho, ha, ho;
We've found out and we know; we know!