American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) is renowned for the musicality of his verses, and “Christmas Bells” is no exception. The 1863 poem—the first stanza is excerpted above ...

So “Resignation” lectures us, its depersonalized “we.” Today’s Poem of the Day, “Christmas Bells,” is on every level a better and more interesting poem than “Resignation.” As the bells ring out for ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1863 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play ...