THE stars are lighted candles Upon a Christmas tree (The branches that they hang upon We cannot ever see) On Christmas Eve the angels stand About it after tea, And if an angel's very good He gets a present, as he should. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS: BOOK 1. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO THE READER by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) TO THE WORSHIPFUL, MY VERY LOVING MASTER, LAMBERT OSBALSTON by ABRAHAM COWLEY TO A LADY SITTING IN STARLIGHT by OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN |