Read by Ghizela Rowe & Richard Mitchley (Unabridged: 24mins)

Featuring poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hardy, Sir John Suckling & 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.  An Introduction

2 - Ring Out Wild Bells. Christmas Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson

3 - Wondrous Sight For Men and Angels by Ann Griffiths

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

5 - Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling

6 - The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

7 - The Nativity by Henry Vaughan

8 - Minstrels.  A Christmas Poem by William Wordsworth

9 - The Foolish Fir Tree by Henry Van Dyke

10 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy

11 - The White Snow by Guillaume Apollinaire

12 - The House of Christmas by G K Chesterton

13 - Christmas at Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson