Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child

by Lewis Carroll

　　

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Lewis Carroll's Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child was written by Lewis Carroll to celebrate Christmas in 1867. It was retrieved from his book, Alice's Adventures Under Ground, the original manuscript of Carroll's most well-known, fanciful adventure, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. What a treat to enjoy his poem for the holidays!

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John Anster Fitzgerald, Fairies in a Nest, 1860

　　Lady dear, if Fairies may For a moment lay aside Cunning tricks and elfish play, 'Tis at happy Christmas-tide. We have heard the children say— Gentle children, whom we love— Long ago, on Christmas Day, Came a message from above. Still, as Christmas-tide comes round, They remember it again— Echo still the joyful sound "Peace on earth, good-will to men!" Yet the hearts must childlike be Where such heavenly guests abide: Unto children, in their glee, All the year is Christmas-tide! Thus, forgetting tricks and play For a moment, Lady dear, We would wish you, if we may, Merry Christmas, glad New Year! LEWIS CARROLL. Christmas, 1867.

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Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child was featured as TheShort Story of the Day on Mon, Dec 23, 2019

　　

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