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The "Coventry Carol" is an English Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors.
20 Δεκ 2021 · Sung from the perspective of women soothing their soon-to-be-slaughtered babies, the “Coventry Carol” is surely the darkest of all Christmas songs. First written down in 1534, this maternal...
23 Νοε 2021 · The ‘Coventry Carol’ is an English Christmas carol with quite the history. A 16th-century carol originating from Coventry, it was traditionally performed during Coventry Mystery Plays, which were Medieval plays telling New Testament Stories, including that of the Nativity.
19 Δεκ 2018 · These retellings, which occurred from the late Middle Ages through the early Renaissance, are where “Coventry Carol” comes from, and why this incredibly dismal song is even remotely Christmassy.
4 Δεκ 2019 · Coventry Carol sings the loss of slaughtered infants in a play depicting Herod’s massacre of the innocents. These mystery plays were religious community events, telling Bible stories in the vernacular with humour and pathos, from the creation right through to judgement day.
1 Φεβ 2023 · “Coventry Carol” was written for the Nativity scene, which began with the Annunciation and ended with the Massacre of the Holy Innocents. The carol was only performed in the early to mid-16th century, as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I soon outlawed Catholicism in favour of the new Church of England.
2 Δεκ 2018 · The Coventry Carol is an English Christmas Carol that dates back to the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry as part of the mystery play The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors in England.
