Help, I need a poem...

wen-tom

I am a secret santa and have bought some festive scented candles for my person. I would like to send them tied together with a pretty ribbon (which I can manage) and a poem ... and i'm stuck.

Can anyone help me with a poem to go with my candles?

chickywiggle

With this candle . . .

Where there is light,
there is hope.
Where there is friendship -
peace and truth.
Christmas is a time
for celebrating the special people
in our lives.
When I cannot find my way,
I light a flame.
And at Christmas . . .

I think of you.

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ABC's For Christmas

A is for Angels with halos so bright
Whose carols were heard on that first Christmas night.
B is for Baby in a manger with hay
He's the real reason we have Christmas day!
C is for candles that so brightly shine
to give warm welcome to your friends and mine
D is for Doorway with garlands of green
To make Christmas merry, as far as they're seen.
E is for Evergreens, garlands galore
We hang at our windows, fireplace and door.
F is for Fun, the whole season long
From trimming the tree to singing a song.
G is for Greetings a merry "Hello"
With a heart full of love, from the people we know.
H is for Holly with berries of red
To make into wreathes to hang overhead.
I is for Ice on snow covered hills
Where sledding is fun (along with the spills)!
J is for Jingle Bells merrily ringing
to the whole world, untold joy they are bringing
K is for Kris Kringle so jolly he stands
That's what they call Santa in some other lands.
L is for Lanterns - I'm sure that their light
helped Mary and Joseph that first Christmas night.
M is for Mary, her heart full of love
For her son, little Jesus, from Heaven above.
N is for Noel the angels did sing
To herald the birth of Jesus our King.
O is for Ornaments so shiny and bright
With lights in the tree, they twinkle at night.
P is for packages presents so gay
All around the tree to open Christmas day.
Q is for Quiet, Christmas eve night
Soft snow-covered hills, silver moonlight.
R is for Red, a color so gay
It makes things look bright for that one special day.
S is for Shepherds who first saw the star
Over Bethlehem's manger and followed from afar.
T is for Trees, we decorate so gay
then wait for ole Santa to hurry our way.
U is for Universe, the whole wide world
May Christmas love disperse, peace and goodwill on earth
V is for Vixen, a lively reindeer
He always helps Santa deliver gifts each year
W is for Wisemen, who brought gifts so rare
They knelt down and worshipped the Christ child there.
X is for Xmas, a short way to spell it
But CHRISTMAS is the way that I like to write it.
Y is for Yuletide, a cheery time of year
When we gather together with those we hold dear.
Z is for Zero, that's very cold you know
Santa lives there where north winds blow.

This is the end of the story. Wasn't it charming and gay?
Hope it added some pleasure to your glad "Christmas Day".

mandragora_2

I'm not a religious person, but I love, love love this hymn that my son sang at Primary school:

Hymn: 'Flickering candles in the night'
Chorus: Flickering candles in the night;
darkness turning into light.
flickering candles in the night;
darkness turning into light.

1.Gather round the winter fire,
stop the chill wind's blow;
watch the flame and feel the warmth,
hand and faces glow. Chorus:

2. Cards and streamers on the walls,
brighten up the room;
decorations, coloured lamps,
drive away the gloom. Chorus:

3. Tell a story from the past;
celebrate in song;
Christ who changed despair to hope,
and defeated wrong. Chorus:



I've now got a lovely idea for a secret santa - candles, these lyrics wrapped around it, nicely written out, and, if I could find one, a recording of children singing it.

wen-tom

thank you both :j

I love the hymn, I have never heard that before. I think I may just use a section of it as i don't want something too long