What Child Is This?

"What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865, subsequently set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin.

What Child Is This?

"What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865, subsequently set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin.