Product Description

Dylan Thomas' reading on this recording elevated A Child's Christmas in Wales from casually dismissed prose, written by a poet to keep the wolf from the door, to new genre, of literature to be performed. It is now Thomas' most widely known work, a wistful, tender, touching, wide-eyed in wonder evocation of the sights, smells and sounds of a child's Christmas in a seaside town in Wales.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79869 in Books
• Published on: 1995-11-02
• Released on: 2007-01-01
• Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

A Christmas classic in homes throughout the world.
Dylan Thomas made hours of recordings of his poems, stories and plays, but none is as endearingly personal as this distillation of his childhood Christmases in Swansea. Yet in creating it, Thomas located something universal. As an American, I had no trouble identifying with the young Welsh boy who celebrates his holiday in equal doses of humour and wonder.

And Thomas's performance is unforgettable. Put a log on the fire, pour a cup of tea and let the poet's rich, deep voice take you straight to the heart of Christmas.