What Child Is This?
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"What Child Is This?" is a traditional English Christmas carol set to the melody of "Greensleeves," reflecting on the birth and identity of the infant Jesus.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What Child Is This | 2 |
| What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedHoliday | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSeason | Christmastide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnMelody | Greensleeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | Nativity of Jesus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLine | What Child is this, who, laid to rest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Manger Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
carol ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
19th-century hymns
ⓘ
Christmas carols ⓘ English Christian hymns ⓘ Songs about Jesus ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | William Chatterton Dix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| melodicMode | Dorian mode ⓘ |
| musicalForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 3 ⓘ |
| oftenIncludedIn | Christian hymnals ⓘ |
| oftenRecordedBy |
choirs
ⓘ
solo vocalists ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| questionsAddressed |
Who is the infant Jesus?
ⓘ
Why lies He in such mean estate? ⓘ |
| refrainLine |
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
ⓘ
The Babe, the Son of Mary ⓘ This, this is Christ the King ⓘ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion |
Luke 2:8–20
ⓘ
Matthew 2:1–11 ⓘ |
| subject |
Nativity of Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birth of Jesus ⓘ |
| textMeter | 8.7.8.7 with refrain ⓘ |
| textWrittenBy | William Chatterton Dix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adoration of Christ
ⓘ
identity of Jesus ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
carol singing ⓘ church services ⓘ |
| usesTune | Greensleeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearLyricsWritten | 1865 ⓘ |
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What Child Is This
this entity surface form:
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
this entity surface form:
What Child Is This