Today we are looking at the poem The Christ Child by G.K. Chesterton, who wrote this poem in 1896. Because most classical Christian schools will read Chesterton in their upper school curriculum, be it Orthodoxy or The Man Who Was Thursday, it is helpful for grammar school students to have an early exposure to the author. Chesterton is masterful at word play and imagery, which you can see in this poem. It is in some places entitled The Christ Child and in other places A Christmas Carol. In the show notes, look for a YouTube video that arranges the poem to music. It is just lovely—sung or recited chorally.
Show Notes:
Christ Child by G.K. Chesterton
Advent and Christmas Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton
Winter Fire by Ryan Whitaker Smith
Picture studies that would work well with this poem:
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) Italian
ca. 1406–10
Guido Reni
ca. 1642
Antonio da Correggio
ca. 1522 - 1530
