2025 Christmas Offerings: Articles, Poems & More

Christmas music is on the radio, neighborhoods and shopping centers are decorated, and stores have been decorated for Christmas… since Halloween! Christmas time is here!

For your holiday reading, here are some articles, poems, stories and more to keep you in the Christmas spirt. Check back often as we will be adding more almost every day!

Christmas Articles

Top 37 Spiritual Christmas Carols

~ Putting the reason back in the Christmas season with the top 37 spiritual Christmas songs ~ We don’t know exactly when Jesus was born, but the decision was made to celebrate His birth on December 25. Christmas was celebrated in Rome around 336, but it did not become a major Christian holiday until the 9th century. Since the 20th century,…

The Historical St. Nicholas: Life & Legacy of an Early Christian Leader

~ With the Christmas season already in full swing, let’s take a look at the life and legacy of St. Nicholas: the origins of Santa Claus ~ The Historical St. Nicholas: Unraveling the Life and. Legacy of an Early Christian Leader Saint Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra, is one of the most revered figures in Christian history. Known today…

~ There are many legends about Saint Nicholas that led to the character we know today as Santa Claus. But who was the real man behind the fictional gift-giver? Voice of the Martyrs takes a look at the history of Santa Claus. ~ Imprisoned for Christ: The Saint Nicholas Story Nicholas was born in the third century in the Roman Empire’s…

2025 Christian Activities Holiday Gift Guide

~ Books, calendars, throws and more for the 2025 Christmas gift-giving season ~ Six Hot Gifts for Christmas 2025: Our Holiday Gift Guide Patrick: God’s Courageous Captive This book from the Voice of the Martyrs Courageous series tells the story beyond shamrocks and leprechauns about a man determined to share the message of salvation with the people of Ireland…

Jesus is back on the newsstands as both Time and Life have published their Jesus issues right in time for the Christmas holidays, and both issues retail for $14.99. Time Special Edition: Jesus The Time Special Edition publication has a closeup of the bust of Jesus, and reads: “Who He Was. Who He Is. His Miracles. His Mission. His Love.”…

CA Music Notes Dec. 2025 with Chris Tomlin, Brad Paisley, Phil Wickham, More

~ CA Music Notes: What’s going on inside the Christian Music and Entertainment Industry in Dec. 2025 featuring Brad Paisley, Chris Tomlin, Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Blue, T.G. Sheppard, Kelly Lang, Karen Kingsbury, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Giving Tuesday & more ~ December T.G. Sheppard, Kelly Lang Celebrate the Season With ‘Tender Tennessee Christmas’ Country music legend T.G. Sheppard and acclaimed singer-songwriter and author Kelly Lang are excited to…

~ Christmas gifts from the heart ~ Although “store bought” items might look nicer or work better–and require less of my time–I still enjoy giving things I’ve made. Before I actually begin, I think about the persons to whom I’d like to give “just a little something,” and then I try to make something that relates to who they are…

What We Like Best About Christmas, Various Artists

~ Some of your favorite Christian artists shared what they like best about the Christmas holidays in 2000, including Michael O’Brien, Kathy Troccoli, Buddy Greene, Janet Paschal, Larnelle Harris, Say So, Circadian Rhythm, Lisa Bevill and more. ~ From the Group Say-So Jim ThomasChristmas serves as a time when people reflect on the birth of Christ…

~ Top 10 Christmas Movies of All Time with. Christian Themes ~ Christmas is a season rich with stories of wonder, redemption, and divine love. Beyond the festive cheer, many beloved holiday films—especially those from the Golden Age of Hollywood—carry strong allegorical or explicit Christian themes. This list highlights the ten best classic Christmas movies that underscore the spiritual meaning…

🎄 To tree or not to tree; that is the question! 🎄 There is a surprising controversy over Christmas trees. There is the “Holiday Tree vs Christmas Tree” group, and then there is the group who doesn’t want a tree at all due to old pagan customs with evergreens from centuries ago. Christmas Tree: Yes or No? Regarding Christmas trees:…

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Christmas, Prophecy Fulfilled!

With Christmas season at its peak, I find it helpful to remind myself of why I am celebrating. If I don’t stop and do this I can easily get caught up in the world’s rush and forget the One who I need to be honoring! A great way for me is, reading the prophecy of Christ, in the Old Testament…

Christmas… Do You Celebrate Horizontally or Vertically?

How many of us, already this Christmas season, have seen a nativity set or have read the story of His birth? How many of you have been in the delivery room during an actual birth? Now, when you retold the experience did you reach for some cardboard to cut out examples, or rob the knickknack shelf to demonstrate this most…

The Most Intimate Gift of All

~ Pain is rarely a welcome guest, but maybe we can learn something from it ~ The Most Intimate Gift of All Pain is definitely something we all try to avoid or at least we do not willingly seek it out or embrace it. How many of you have had surgery, given birth, had wisdom teeth pulled…

What is on your Christmas “Wish List”? Does the content changed each year? What do you think determines the depth or sincerity of a good list? I believe it is the ‘heart’ of the hopeful recipient. As the Body of Christ, we should all have a “Wish List” that reflects our Savior. A heart that is determined to make a…

Christmas Poetry Collection

~ A collection of Christmas poems by various poets ~ The Advent We celebrate from year to year a day of wonder, joy and cheer That day when Christ came down to earth Hallelujah! HOPE was born! Seen from the East His star so bright Yet quietly like soft candlelight Had led the wise men in their search Hallelujah! FAITH…

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas In Mayberry

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the courthouse Not a creechsture was stirring, not even a loaded goat…or mouse, Barney in the back room and Otis full of booze Had just settled down for a long winter’s snooze The rifles and guns had been put up with care, In hopes that Barney would not go there…

Christmas in Iraq – a Poem for Our Troops

~ “Christmas in Iraq” is poem written for a soldier sponsored by Christian Activities in Iraq in 2005 and for all our troops stationed around the world far from home at Christmas time ~ Christmas in Iraq ‘Twas the night before Christmas in an Iraqi town;And our brave U.S. forces had all just hunkered down.Not a Humvee was moving…

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Nashville’s Month Before Christmas

~ An oldie but goodie Christmas poem from 1999. ~ ‘Tis the month before Christmas and all through the townThe tinsel, lights, (snow?!?!) across Nashville abound.And all over town in arenas and hallsFrom Legislative Plaza and to Rivergate Mall;From Belle Meade Plantation to Riverfront Park;Nashville glows all day, is ablaze after dark.Concerts and pageants, reunions and greetingShopping and singing, decorating…

Christmas on Ice — A Short Story, Part I

~ Christmas on Ice—A short story in three parts ~ Chapter One She looked out the window at the ice and snow covering the surrounding hills, shivering and smiling as at the same time. It was a beautiful sight that greeted her eyes through the frosted panes. Ice crystals reflected what small light made it through the clouds…

New Day Church Plans December 2025 Events

~ Bellevue’s New Day Church Plans Multiple December 2025 Christmas Events ~ December 2025 is well underway, and New Day Church in West Nashville is ready for the Christmas holiday season with multiple events planned for 2025. New Day Church December 2025 Events The season officially kicked off on Saturday, January 6 with the first ever Very Merry Ladies Night…

30th Annual “Southern Christmas Sampler” at Belmont Mansion

~ NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ACTOR DAVID ALFORD AND MUSICIAN PAUL CARROL BINKLEY PRESENT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “SOUTHERN CHRISTMAS SAMPLER” AT THE HISTORIC BELMONT MANSION ~ A treasured Music City tradition returns as ABC/CMT Nashville star, David Alford, musician Paul Carrol Binkley, and actors Jenny Littleton and Erin Ramsey return to Belmont Mansion with a favorite Nashville Christmas event, Southern Christmas Sampler…

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