Advent 2025

Here is an Advent calendar – starting on Sunday 30 November – the first Sunday in advent this year.

A is for Angel who acted as messenger – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/11/30/a-is-for-angel-who-acted-as-messenger/

B is for Bethlehem – full, save for a manger – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/01/b-is-for-bethlehem-full-save-for-a-manger/

C is for candles , burning brightly – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/03/c-is-for-candles-burning-brightly/

D is for dancing – practising nightly – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/04/d-is-for-dancing-practising-nightly/

E is for energy – a resource that plays tricks – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/05/e-is-for-energy-a-resource-that-plays-tricks/

F is for fairies distributing magic – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/06/f-is-for-fairies-distributing-magic/

G is for grandparents and the history they bring – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/07/g-is-for-grandparents-and-the-history-they-bring/

H is for holly and prickles that sting – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/09/h-is-for-holly-and-prickles-that-sting/

I is for ivy , that winds into song – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/10/i-is-for-ivy-that-winds-into-song/

J is for jam making – messy and long – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/10/j-is-for-jam-making-messy-and-long/

K is for kings, those mysterious three – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/11/k-is-for-kings-those-mysterious-three/

L is for lights that wind round the tree – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/11/l-is-for-lights-that-wind-round-the-tree/

M is for mothers the whole world over – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/12/m-is-for-mothers-the-whole-world-over/

N is for night time, pause to recover https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/13/n-is-for-night-time-pause-to-recover/

O is for ‘ Once in Royal’, arresting, eternal – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/14/o-is-for-once-in-royal-arresting-eternal/

P is for Peace, that seems so ephemeral – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/15/p-is-for-peace-that-seems-so-ephemeral/

Q is for queueing – hard to escape https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/16/q-is-for-queueing-hard-to-escape/

R is for relatives – arriving early or late –https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/17/r-is-for-relatives-arriving-early-or-late/

S is for shortest day – approaching fast – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/18/s-is-for-shortest-day-approaching-fast/

T is for turkey – ready at last https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/19/t-is-for-turkey-ready-at-last/

U is for unplanned – there’s usually something …https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/20/u-is-for-unplanned-theres-usually-something/

V is for Venus – a Christmas light – dazzling –https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/22/v-is-for-venus-a-christmas-light-dazzling/

W is for wishes – can hope triumph fear? https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/22/w-is-for-wishes-can-hope-triumph-fear/

X is for kisses , on messages and real –https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/24/x-is-for-kisses-on-messages-and-real/

Y is for you, you light up my life – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/24/y-is-for-you-you-light-up-my-life/

Z is for sleeping on this Christmas night – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/25/z-is-for-sleeping-on-this-christmas-night/

and the title poem: ‘An Advent poetry calendar December 2025 – https://johansenpoetry.uk/2025/12/31/an-advent-poetry-calendar-december-2025/