What we did tonight (podcast)

Thanks for joining us for our brief tour of the great Christmas carol, “What Child is This?”! Here’s an index of this year’s posts, as well as some additional resources to check out. And check out below for one more interesting note about a change that has been made in modern renditions of the song, […]

In the first verse of What Child is This?, we learned that the Baby on Mary’s lap was actually Christ the King. Our response? To hurry to bring Him the praise He deserves. In the second verse, we learned that this Messiah was coming to bring us salvation, through His suffering. So the author ends […]

Yes, this is the 8th year that I’ve done a series about some of the great Christmas carols, Christmas songs. Why break the tradition now? This song, like many, has some unusual roots. In fact, we might have to ask if William Shakespeare would be shocked if he knew how this one turned out. At […]