I have a very small Christmas book on the shelf . I found it several years ago when I collected many children's Christmas books for EGS and EGD when they were 3. I wrapped them up and they had enough for opening one each day through advent.
This one isn't really a book for children aged 3, which is why I kept it. It has illustrations by Edward Ardizzone who was a writer and illustrator for so many children's books back in the 50's and 60's
Dylan Thomas published this in 1952 and it was recorded for radio. It started as a shorter piece for radio 'Memories of Christmas' in 1945. It looks back to the Christmas of his youth in Wales. He died in 1953 aged just 39.
This was an adaption for TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDEqeydrEgo
I had a very quiet Sunday, it was quite chilly in the morning when I went for a speedy short walk up and down the lane to the trees in the header photo. Then I dived into the Val McDermid - Karen Pirie library book and stayed in the warm. I'm wishing I'd started reading these before they were on TV and in the right order - but I've jumped in at the end. There are no plans yet for season 3 on TV yet so two more books have been reserved.
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