Read by Ghizela Rowe & Richard Mitchley (Unabridged: 20mins)

Featuring poems by Amy Levy, Kabir, Walt Whitman, Willa Cather & others.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

In this compilation - 

1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Christmas Eve - An Introduciton

2 - Christmas Eve by Christina Rossetti

3 - The Oxen by Thomas Hardy

4 - A Visit from St Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) by Clement Moore

5 - Christmas Poem by Robert Herrick

6 - Christmas Fancies by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

7 - New Prince New Pomp by Robert Southwell

8 - Minstrels.  A Christmas Poem by William Wordsworth

9 - Old Christmastide (An Extract) by Sir Walter Scott

10 - Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale

11 - The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Christopher Smart

12 - The Meeting by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

13 - The Masque of Christmas by Ben Jonson