Christmas has inspired more good poems than any other holiday.
But many of the seasonal children’s poems on the Internet are
insipid, badly written or otherwise not worth learning. (Do you
really want to introduce your child to poem built on the theme
of “stupid presents I didn’t like”?) And that doesn’t count all
the poems that are plagiarized, misattributed or inaccurately
reproduced. Here are some of the best holiday or Christmas poems
for young children and where to find their full texts from
trustworthy online or other sources. As always, use caution with
Wikipedia, listed here because it provides more background on
“The Goose Is Getting Fat” than other sites: For Toddlers,
Preschoolers and Others (Ages 8 and Under) “A Visit From St.
Nicholas” (“’Twas the Night Before Christmas”). No poem has had
more influence on children’s fantasies of Christmas than “A
Visit From St. Nicholas,” first published in 1823 and generally
attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. Even children too young to
understand all the words