Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a christmas from the view of a young child and is a romanticised version of christmases ...Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a christmas from the view of a young child and is a romanticised version of christmases past, portraying a nostalgic and simpler time.