This poem was written in 1936, published and then largely forgotten until it was rediscovered 2013. In September of this year (2024), it was republished in a collection of poems of J.R.R. Tolkien as poem number 148 with the title, “Noel.” (Advice: If you can, read the poem aloud, do it. Poetry is written to … More A Christmas Poem of J.R.R. Tolkien