The Remixed Child's Christmas in Wales

If you are familiar with the work of poet Dylan Thomas, you may recall that in 1952 just before he died, he was in America to record some of his work for the Caedmon label; they weren’t intending to record his prose poem, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, but had the time & went ahead with it. And then he was gone.

In 2007, as one in a series of Christmas shows I’d been doing each year, I had the idea to set this piece to music; for its 10th anniversary, I’ve buffed it to a nice new shine, and present it here for the first time.

Through his words, you learn what Christmas was like for children in Wales around the turn of the 20th century, a family-oriented simplicity that may amaze you. I believe the poet’s words are enhanced just a bit through the evocative musical accompaniment, and hope that you’ll agree.

The official, unaccompanied version is at https://www.mixcloud.com/harperaudiopresents/dylan-thomas-reads-a-childs-christmas-in-wales/