Die schönsten Weihnachtsgedichte

Christmas – the most beautiful time of the year, a time for reflection, inner contemplation, and anticipation of the upcoming celebration. No other holiday has been sung about as often by poets. Just as people approach the oldest Christian festival in diverse ways, the tones of the poems are equally varied and rich: from deeply devout religious poems celebrating the joyful festival of the birth of the Christ child, to romantic idealizations, and the critical and ironic voices of the 20th century that highlight the commercialization of the modern holiday. The most beautiful Christmas poems from over five centuries are gathered here – contemplative and reflective as well as cheerful and ironic – from Martin Luther to Robert Gernhardt.