Tom MacInnesI have included the Vanessa Williams version as my song choice to accompany this post, fyi. As well, if you know this carol then you obviously know it tells part of The Nativity story. But did you know that there is soooo much more than that going on with the story of how this carol came to be? Click away and discover why. Enjoy the historical journey.
Christmas Stories To Be Shared By The Fire: What Child Is This? by William Chatterton Dix https://tommacinneswriter.com/2025/12/08/christmas-stories-to-be-shared-by-the-fire-what-child-is-this-by-william-chatterton-dix/ ##ChristmasCarols, ##ChristmasStoriesToBeSharedByTheFire, ##Music, ##VanessaWilliams, ##WhatChildIsThis?, ##WilliamChattertonDix
Christmas Stories To Be Shared By The Fire: What Child Is This? by William Chatterton Dix
“What Child Is This?” is a traditional Christmas carol that was written by a man named William Chatterton Dix in 1865. It describes, from the point of view of the shepherds, the scene in the stable…