Wow. I think I just found a way to stream Dylan Thomas's, "A Child's Christmas in Wales," onto the blog.  When you click the links below, a recording of the author reading the piece should download directly to your machine, and it will play on a Windows Media Player.  I am not sure about other types of machines or connections.  Let me know it if works.

I'm excited because this is something I have listened to since I was a small boy.  My parents were great enthusiasts of Thomas.  On Christmas Eves back in the sixties and seventies, we used to listen to a scratchy record.  I have read it myself a couple of times, once in China, in Nanjing on Christmas Eve, 1988.  But nothing compares to Thomas himself.  His voice is exquisite. 

No real connection to Chinese philosophy here.  Just a marvelous oral performance.  Or I guess I could say I am doing a filial thing: my father especially loved this recording.  Enjoy:

Part I

Part II