79. Tolkien’s Christmas poem was lost for 80 years!

In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine–and it was only found again 10 years ago! Michael and Jonathan look at how the poem was found, what the poem means, and what makes it unique in the landscape of Tolkien’s creativity.

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Listen to the poem Noel again on YouTube!

In our extended episode (available for our members) we debate whether the Lord of the Rings can be considered a Christmas movie (there’s a lot of leeway if Die Hard is a Christmas movie, right?!).

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🔗 Episode Links
8 Things The Rings Of Power Does Better Than Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings Movies
Letters of JRR Tolkien (Revised and Expanded)
Submit a LOTR Film Change
Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat

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Letters of JRR Tolkien (Revised and Expanded)
Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat
The Silmarillion
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!