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. The play depicts the Christmas story from
chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew: the carol itself
refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod
ordered all male infants under the age of two in
Bethlehem to be killed, and takes the form of a lullaby
sung by mothers of the doo...(+)
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. The play depicts the Christmas story from
chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew: the carol itself
refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod
ordered all male infants under the age of two in
Bethlehem to be killed, and takes the form of a lullaby
sung by mothers of the doomed children. (Wikipedia)