In the Yule-Log Glow—book 3: Christmas Poems from 'round the World

The fire crackles. The room glows. This collection understands what Christmas poetry is meant to do: make a cold night feel intimate, make strangers feel like kin. Compiled in the late 19th century from sources spanning multiple cultures, these verses carry centuries of holiday tradition in their lines. Here you'll find carols sung in distant parlors, folk tales passed down through generations, and the particular magic of snow falling outside while warmth fills the room within. The poems range from the solemn to the rollicking, from quiet meditations on generosity to raucous celebrations of seasonal merriment. What unites them all is a belief in the season's capacity to unite people across distance and difference. For readers who find modern Christmas too hurried, too commercial, these pages offer a return to something quieter: a world where the Yule-log's glow was enough.