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  • The traditional Christmas carol "Coventry Carol" sung by the choir of
    Westminster Cathedral.
    The "Coventry Carol" is a Christmas carol dating from the 16th Century. The carol was performed in Coventry 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 refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod orders all male infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed. The lyrics of this haunting carol represent a mother's lament for her doomed child. It is the only carol that has survived from this play.
    Wikipedia.

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  • @charliehowell7454
    @charliehowell7454 9 років тому +230

    I arrived in Taejon South Korea on Christmas eve in 1958, and the orderly room clerk was playing Christmas carols over the company P.A. system. This song came wafting through the basecamp, Signal Company C, and I remember leaning against the barracks in the dark, listening to this song and pondering the love of the Great God of the Universe. I still remember that night as if it were yesterday. This is why I love this song. I will forever love this song this Christmas Carol...

    • @grizzlythicc1286
      @grizzlythicc1286 8 років тому +7

      That sounds amazing.

    • @josparkes9381
      @josparkes9381 5 років тому +2

      Lovely wonderful comment !!!

    • @rlmiddlebrooks145
      @rlmiddlebrooks145 4 роки тому +2

      Nice!

    • @georgetteconstant9050
      @georgetteconstant9050 3 роки тому +8

      Yes, so lovely and this version is perfect. It's a song about the untimely deaths of all children (common in Tudor days), but referring to the slaughter of innocents by King Herod. Merry Christmas 2021 to you.

    • @rodneyperry6942
      @rodneyperry6942 3 роки тому +8

      I was in downtown Stuttgart in 85. First duty station. I was wandering downtown one early evening and passed one of those old churches. They had a Christmas show going on and the choir was singing this. It's hauntingly beautiful.

  • @chas5131
    @chas5131 12 років тому +99

    Coventry Carol is not depressing. It is one of the great pieces of music which conveys feelings that can not be described in words. It is profound and haunting and many more things.

    • @carolinerobertson8098
      @carolinerobertson8098 Рік тому

      Then feel free not to listen to it! Perhaps it's like Marmite - some love it, some don't. I do ... always have, always will.

    • @latashastrahan4297
      @latashastrahan4297 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@carolinerobertson8098 No one said anything about not wanting to listen to it. 🙄

    • @Randolph1233
      @Randolph1233 Місяць тому +4

      The Coventry Carol conveys the sorrow of those mothers whose baby boys were executed by King Herod’s soldiers in an attempt to kill the infant King. So the melancholy reflective nature of this Carol is very significant in the suffering . . Rachel was heard weeping for her children , and refusing to be comforted because they are no more . Thus saith the Lord : Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thy eyes from tears: for there is a reward in thy work, saith the Lord : and they shall return out of the land of the enemy. And there is hope for thy last end, saith the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders.
      Jeremiah 31 v 15

    • @carolnahigian9518
      @carolnahigian9518 Місяць тому +1

      classic

  • @GodOfVictory501
    @GodOfVictory501 8 років тому +172

    There's been so many wonderful interpretations of the 'Coventry Carol' but for me it doesn't sound right unless sang by a choir inside a drafty old gothic church, preferably with the lights dimmed. Such a haunting piece of music. Happy Christmas everyone!

    • @brendaleake
      @brendaleake 5 років тому +3

      and to you, too! :)

    • @TheChrisEMartin
      @TheChrisEMartin 5 років тому +10

      I agree. I heard this sung at York Minster years ago on a very cold and snowy December day. As I listened it was as if we were connected directly back in history to medieval times... a 'time machine' ... and to experience what this must have felt like to many generations back.

    • @clarepartrick1066
      @clarepartrick1066 4 роки тому +5

      The acoustics in a cathedral always make it sound better. Such a beautiful carol.

  • @richardwaugaman1505
    @richardwaugaman1505 2 роки тому +37

    I've always been moved by the change from minor key to a major chord at the end of each verse. Simple, but emotionally powerful. Hope triumphing over grief.

  • @HydraxSly202
    @HydraxSly202 13 років тому +78

    This is my favorite Christmas song of all time. Sure, it is depressing (which I have been told countless times), but it so beautiful that it transcends said feeling and envelops me in this gorgeous, soothing eeriness that brings tears to my eyes. Some of the best music in the world is sad because it inspires an emotion within yourself and touches you. I love it. :)

    • @IsaacAsimov1992
      @IsaacAsimov1992 Рік тому +2

      Yes, exactly.

    • @carolinerobertson8098
      @carolinerobertson8098 Рік тому +2

      I don't find it depressing! I find it spiritual - it's in a minor key, which many tunes from the Middle Ages were and perhaps today, some people are a bit unfamiliar with that.

    • @felipegomez69
      @felipegomez69 10 місяців тому +3

      I feel absolutely the same, but I can't stop listening to it, it's too much beauty in an "anthem". It could be sad, but is comforting at the same time.

    • @IsaacAsimov1992
      @IsaacAsimov1992 9 місяців тому +4

      There's no reason that sad music cannot be beautiful.

    • @BillSebring
      @BillSebring 29 днів тому

      It is not depressing…….cripes! Minor is richer than major. This is deeply profound.

  • @QuentinCashWilde
    @QuentinCashWilde 12 років тому +39

    For me, it is one of the most beautiful carols in that it is bittersweet. As Mary rejoices in Christ's birth, and his near miss at the slaughter of the innocence, she mourns the curse of his inevitable fate. In my opinion, it is a carol for all of the young babies born who must inevitably lose their innocence in this world. A heart-rending version by the Westminster Cathedral Choir

    • @Randolph1233
      @Randolph1233 Місяць тому

      @@QuentinCashWilde , loosing one’s innocence is not inevitable. The Gospel we have to proclaim , which brings Salvation and joy.

    • @08phamphuckhang19
      @08phamphuckhang19 Місяць тому

      @@Randolph1233i think they meant the slaughtering of the innocent infants.

  • @marshaevelyn1
    @marshaevelyn1 7 років тому +12

    A mother's worst nightmare come true is what this lullaby cries out. So poignant and full of grief.

  • @amethyst7084
    @amethyst7084 28 днів тому +1

    Perhaps the most beautiful of all Christmas carols 🎼 ❤ It should be included in all church hymnals. 🙏🏾🎄🌟🕯❤

  • @wasswaharold6292
    @wasswaharold6292 2 роки тому +8

    This Coventry carol speaks volumes to my ears. It reminds me of my late mother. It's so sweet. Listening again today 23rd/12/2022

  • @snazzzzz
    @snazzzzz 10 років тому +118

    The most beautiful Christmas carol ever.

    • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
      @TheAutumnWind_RN4L 10 років тому +3

      And my consumate favorite. A little melancholy to remember the humanity of Christ and how sacred this day is.

    • @snazzzzz
      @snazzzzz 10 років тому +5

      I agree, some people find it a tad maudlin but I think it reflects more the very human side to this story. The joy of Christ's birth, but also the subsequent terrible tragedy associated with it's aftermath which is largely overlooked.

    • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
      @TheAutumnWind_RN4L 10 років тому +5

      Trebuchet1066 You know, the longer I live, the more I realize that the places I find the most joy, is in the simple things. Hindsight being 20/20 and all, I think it's a TREMENDOUS blessing to have grown up in our generation. May this be a very special Christmas to you and yours.

    • @snazzzzz
      @snazzzzz 10 років тому

      wundermonkee1 Many thanks, and to you and yours also, compliments of the Season.

    • @sophiaz6833
      @sophiaz6833 9 років тому +2

      +Margo Wilkins I couldn't agree more.

  • @dp-sr1fd
    @dp-sr1fd 5 років тому +31

    I'm a Coventry kid born and bred unlike almost everyone I see nowadays. This beautiful carol is just one of the things that makes me proud of my City's history.

  • @josparkes9381
    @josparkes9381 8 років тому +36

    Very haunting and beautiful, I love this Carol !

  • @liesdamnliesandstatsweird1934
    @liesdamnliesandstatsweird1934 8 років тому +32

    This is my favorite Christmas Carol and this is the best rendition of this carol that I've heard to date.. It is powerfully sorrowful and haunting.

  • @billblankemeier9229
    @billblankemeier9229 3 роки тому +12

    I've been hunting down this version for 15 years! If you get this song, you are a music aficionado I love music of all kinds, but this one stops me wherever I'm at and pulls me in!

  • @allisonforfornsed
    @allisonforfornsed 6 років тому +14

    Glorious! English carols are amazing.

  • @TheWolfInNerdKlothing
    @TheWolfInNerdKlothing 9 років тому +37

    Knowing the background of it, this song brings a tear to my eye. So sad and beautiful all at once.

  • @PaulGruendlerBeau
    @PaulGruendlerBeau 11 років тому +49

    Lully, lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
    Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
    Lullay, thou little tiny Child,
    Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
    O sisters too, how may we do,
    For to preserve this day
    This poor youngling for whom we do sing
    Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
    Herod, the king, in his raging,
    Charged he hath this day
    His men of might, in his own sight,
    All young children to slay.
    That woe is me, poor Child for Thee!
    And ever mourn and sigh,
    For thy parting neither say nor sing,
    Bye, bye, lully, lullay.

    • @andromedastar1
      @andromedastar1 9 років тому +6

      +Paul Gruendler Thanks for the lyrics

    • @PaulGruendlerBeau
      @PaulGruendlerBeau 9 років тому +1

      :-)

    • @paxetbonum4934
      @paxetbonum4934 7 років тому +3

      For all the children who died at the hand of Herod and who died today at the hand of abortionist . All you children pray for us.

    • @GB-kr6gy
      @GB-kr6gy 6 років тому +1

      Thank you very much for putting these lyrics on here. I never knew them before. Merry Christmas + God bless!

    • @Linda-iw7bk
      @Linda-iw7bk 5 років тому +2

      @@paxetbonum4934 Jesus the only mediator between us and God, please intercede for children aborted, families on the streets homeless and hungry in America, Brittain, Japan and so many third world countries. Let their be compassion for the homeless and the refugees as you were when the Holy Family fled to Egypt to escape Herod and all those who are at the mercy of soldiers as You were in Your Passion. Father God, in Jesus Name I pray for the suffering, that Your Holy Ghost will Comfort them until You come. Amen.

  • @andrealutov8919
    @andrealutov8919 8 років тому +12

    Memory Eternal to the 14,000 Holy Innocents, all infants. Look at the children singing - and weep although know that it had to come to pass. It's a fallen world (and we're right back there)

  • @zackmorris1847
    @zackmorris1847 12 років тому +5

    Haunting, beautiful, mysterious! what an example of flawless compostion! and the performance is fantastique!

  • @nerdguy9174
    @nerdguy9174 8 років тому +62

    Some comments seem to indicate that all Christmas hymns and carols should be purely joyful and uplifting. But this carol (or whatever you wish to call it) is a harsh slap of reality. What kind of world was Jesus born into? A world run by Caesar and his client kings through military force and bureaucracy. Not much different than what I hear happens to children fleeing Aleppo. The story of Jesus is marked by tragedy from the very beginning! American Christians persistently forget that. Ours is not a gospel of success but of joy interwoven with service and, all too often, suffering.
    Thank you for posting this beautiful music and this persistent reminder about the reality of this world.

    • @montyheath801
      @montyheath801 8 років тому +5

      nerdguy yes. And our leaders are content to do nothing.

    • @nerdguy9174
      @nerdguy9174 8 років тому +5

      Not only our leaders, but also all too often us as well.

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 7 років тому

      Religious traditional carols are often overlooked in favor of Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls n shit.

    • @carriestetler5933
      @carriestetler5933 6 років тому +3

      Thank you so much for your insight into this song and it's relevance to today. I've always loved it and only recently realized how dark and tragic it is. Thank you!

    • @marcolagana5342
      @marcolagana5342 6 років тому +1

      Thank you, nerdguy! Grazie

  • @naziboy51
    @naziboy51 12 років тому +3

    This carol is hauntingly charming. I fully agree with you when you say that perhaps the most profound and beautiful music ever written tends to be melanchonic. It is as if a spirit in anguish exudes all the fruits of eternal beauty.

  • @ldyk11
    @ldyk11 14 років тому +6

    Stunning! This had me in tears. Absolutely gorgeous!

  • @drwestbury
    @drwestbury  16 років тому +7

    They are one of the worlds great choirs. I am going to see them on Wednesday when they will sing Allegri's Miserere Mei Deus. I am excited !!

  • @Deedee-ee1sg
    @Deedee-ee1sg 2 роки тому +1

    This is my most favourite carol ever! LOVED singing this song when I was in school choir. Hardly ever gets included in carol services these days.

  • @ianrobert6239
    @ianrobert6239 2 роки тому +2

    Reminds me of Christmas long ago.

  • @ladytenor9876
    @ladytenor9876 6 років тому +7

    The Picardy thirds that conclude each verse get me every time.

  • @vivianwilson1271
    @vivianwilson1271 6 років тому +1

    An Unpretentious, Majestic And Profoundly Beautiful Rendition!!! Who Can Fathom The Poignancy , Grief And Searing Pain? V.W.

  • @margielyons6282
    @margielyons6282 7 років тому +6

    Deeply moving. Beautiful yet heartbreaking.

  • @Warthog6400
    @Warthog6400 14 років тому +2

    First heard this three or four years ago. I can't imagine how we missed it. I used to sing in a church choir and this reminds me of that time when church music was dignified, even haunting. Fantastic.

  • @georgetteconstant9050
    @georgetteconstant9050 3 роки тому +4

    Love this and the location couldn't have been better. Tudor history and historical fiction is most interesting. Merry Christmas 2021 everyone!

  • @GlennAmbort
    @GlennAmbort 11 років тому +25

    Hauntingly beautiful!

  • @erniestube
    @erniestube 10 років тому +36

    A Carol Composed in a minor Key. So haunting and beautiful

    • @kar9sk
      @kar9sk 10 років тому +7

      with the Picardy third at the end!

    • @ILoveOldTWC
      @ILoveOldTWC Рік тому

      Many carols were composed in a minor key. "God Rest, Ye Merry Gentleman", "We Three Kings", "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", "What Child Is This?", "Carol of the Bells".

  • @andarvson
    @andarvson 13 років тому +1

    ive known this song ever since my school had it in music classes 5 years ago... now im digging it up again. lovely.

  • @paulinegray9244
    @paulinegray9244 11 років тому +14

    My favourite carol

  • @tanyasilva3870
    @tanyasilva3870 11 років тому +5

    How beautiful, really lovely for Christmas !

  • @phebelloyd781
    @phebelloyd781 8 років тому +11

    My favourite carol. Heartwrechingly sad.

    • @montyheath801
      @montyheath801 8 років тому +4

      Phebe Lloyd Few of the others are anything like as ravishing and ethereal.

  • @rosiethebear300
    @rosiethebear300 13 років тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this - it is my absolute favorite christmas carol and this choir does a most glorious job with it. It doesn;t get better than this I think.

  • @yurineri2227
    @yurineri2227 3 роки тому +3

    lyrics:
    Lullay, thou little tiny child
    Sleep well, lully, lullay
    And smile in dreaming, little one
    Sleep well, lully, lullay
    Oh sisters two, what may we do
    To preserve on this day
    This poor youngling for whom we sing
    Sleep well, lully, lullay
    Farewell, lully, lullay
    Herod the king in his raging
    Set forth upon this day
    By his decree, no life spare thee
    All children young to slay
    All children young to slay
    Then woe is me, poor child, for thee
    And ever mourn and say
    For thy parting, neither say nor sing
    Farewell, lully, lullay
    Farewell, lully, lullay
    And when the stars fill darkened skies
    In their far venture, stay
    And smile as dreaming, little one
    Farewell, lully, lullay
    Dream now, lully, lullay

  • @brucepowell9252
    @brucepowell9252 10 років тому +8

    Perhaps the most perfect of carols, done amazingly well. Its almost here, friends.

  • @hudsonbailey674
    @hudsonbailey674 4 роки тому +3

    Happiest of Christmases, drwestbury. God bless.

  • @williamripley3192
    @williamripley3192 11 років тому +6

    I love this carol which is usually heard at Christmas time.Very poignant indeed.

  • @carolnygaard3455
    @carolnygaard3455 Рік тому

    Ahhh this Carol makes me so sad and soo very at peace with our lovely sweet Jesus . I do cry but with a smile and my heart goes out to this meaning of the haunting lyrics xx

  • @edejan
    @edejan 10 років тому +5

    So beautiful. Thanks for the historical info. I always love to learn the background.

  • @SuperBartles
    @SuperBartles 6 років тому +1

    This is a splendid version.
    Music - when done in this way - is magic

  • @RobinOzero
    @RobinOzero 9 місяців тому

    Hej, hi. I listen to this several times a day, not only at Christmas time, but all year round... . This carol/hymn is ❤so beautiful, and I think about Jesus, the Real King... . Every time I hear this, makes me 😢 cry... ! I sing tenor in 2 choirs here in Winnipeg, the Scandinavian and Icelandic Choirs. If you would like to hear another av my favourite ones try 'Heyr, Himna Smiður' All Stay Well😊, Takk Fyrir!!

  • @royper1
    @royper1 5 років тому +2

    My favourite Christmas Carol.❤️

  • @allisonstrevel3615
    @allisonstrevel3615 11 років тому +2

    I'm doing this with my school ensemble. This is such a lovely song.

  • @deedragongirl
    @deedragongirl 5 років тому +3

    This is the most haunting and beautiful carol!

  • @lelakb6176
    @lelakb6176 9 років тому +5

    Even thinking of this song makes me sob. It's so incredibly sad--as a mother of a boy the age that would have been slaughtered with the decree made by Herod, I cannot sing this song.

    • @brook900
      @brook900 3 роки тому

      Do you realise there is only 1 reference to this in ghe Bible, in Matthew? And no evidence that it actually happened.

  • @acidhouse2
    @acidhouse2 15 років тому +2

    i love this song and really best version. best wishes from Turkey

  • @azsnakepit22
    @azsnakepit22 15 років тому

    Beautiful!!!!! One of my favourite carols. Thank you for sharing this!! And I agree,
    theyvegonetoplaid, you have an amazing way with words!

  • @micheleheddane3804
    @micheleheddane3804 Місяць тому

    Coventry carol, Wexford carol and Gaudate truly beautiful

  • @Izumi-sp6fp
    @Izumi-sp6fp 10 років тому +2

    Heartbreakingly beautiful...my eyes tear up....

  • @이용자-j5m
    @이용자-j5m Місяць тому

    Thanks carols always beautiful

  • @fulgenjbatista4640
    @fulgenjbatista4640 2 роки тому

    🕊🌟🕊
    This is
    ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING
    🙏💜🙏
    💜🎵💜

  • @envioustime
    @envioustime 14 років тому +2

    incredibly beautiful....words can't do justice

  • @cdfdesantis699
    @cdfdesantis699 Рік тому

    One of the most beautiful traditional Christmas carols of all time.

  • @drwestbury
    @drwestbury  15 років тому

    Such a great choir. You must be very proud to have been part of it.

    • @vampwolfproductions7131
      @vampwolfproductions7131 5 років тому

      drwestbury is this beautiful audio recording royalty free? Thank you for your time.

  • @mamaw1113
    @mamaw1113 7 років тому +4

    the best version ive ever heard

  • @muscleboi4use
    @muscleboi4use 15 років тому

    WOW... thank you for uploading. My old choir. Former chorister 1980-84

  • @hudsonbailey674
    @hudsonbailey674 7 років тому +5

    I first heard this mysterious carol and that prompted me to visit Coventry Cathedral. Bellissimo!

    • @OccyDaBoss
      @OccyDaBoss 4 роки тому +1

      you made the right choice my friend

    • @hudsonbailey674
      @hudsonbailey674 4 роки тому +1

      @@OccyDaBoss Merry Christmas and the cognitive sparks my choices, usually. In this case it is the divine. Happiest of New Years, as well.

  • @yereverluvinuncleber
    @yereverluvinuncleber 5 років тому

    Wonderful. The last of Christmas and I listened to this to finish it all off.

  • @josparkes1
    @josparkes1 14 років тому +1

    Very beautiful and sacred, love it !

  • @ald2345
    @ald2345 15 років тому

    From Christmas 1985 - nice to see it on you tube. Part of a special programme with a young man( aged 13) called Aled Jones :-)

  • @thomasmulroney7391
    @thomasmulroney7391 7 років тому +3

    I find this hauntingly beautiful

  • @Hannah91393
    @Hannah91393 13 років тому

    goooooooooosebumps....every time. simply gorgeous and haunting.

  • @PtOrangEstudios
    @PtOrangEstudios 14 років тому +1

    finnaly a choir that sings it normaly
    slowly and with the full parts
    beautiful carol :) well im going to like it im from coventry

  • @JoshuaH688
    @JoshuaH688 14 років тому

    Beautiful. It inspires a purity of reflection which is difficult to put into words, but unmistakable.

  • @RunTheEarthWatchTheSky
    @RunTheEarthWatchTheSky Місяць тому

    I just learned this: In Roman Catholic, Eastern Rite, and Orthodox churches, the Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorates the Massacre of the Innocents with the slain boys honored as Christian martyrs and saints. The feast is observed on December 28 in Western churches and on December 29 in Eastern churches. An old Christmas hymn, the Coventry Carol, was written as a lullaby for the children who died in the Massacre of the Innocents.

  • @monicanath4859
    @monicanath4859 5 років тому +2

    This original which I sang in childhood is so powerful!

  • @embrezar
    @embrezar 14 років тому

    I wish the audio quality was better, as it washes out when it gets too loud, but other than that this is a great rendition of one of the few Christmas songs I actually like. I typically hate Christmas music, but I've always loved this song and I love to hear new versions of it.

  • @theyvegonetoplaid
    @theyvegonetoplaid 15 років тому +1

    True, it isn't exactly Frosty the Snowman. But there is such a beautiful and reverent feeling about the song; the wonderful minor/majors, the dynamics, the power of a mother's love for her child. History is often an ugly thing, but out of this tragedy came one of the most precious things this world has beheld. It is a very somber and melancholy song, but there is so much beauty to be found in it as well.
    Don't let the subject scare you off. Definitely sing it.

  • @keesklaver9153
    @keesklaver9153 11 років тому +2

    They are such a great choir: the boys and men of Westminster Cathedral....

  • @m67jw
    @m67jw 15 років тому

    Simply profound to listen to late in the evening of Christmas Day

  • @theeasybeats5913
    @theeasybeats5913 9 років тому +2

    it's Christmas morning 1971 first time I ever heard this

  • @pla1945
    @pla1945 14 років тому

    One of those few times when I can say nothing...thank you for posting this.

  • @brianscott9906
    @brianscott9906 5 років тому +3

    One of my favorite songs.
    Simply beautiful, seems to be a very versatile song for choirs while retaining its structure as in Pentatonics version.

  • @xaviergrimm5789
    @xaviergrimm5789 4 роки тому

    This song gave me the chills...I'm even happier to be a bass singer after hearing this song.

  • @killmajaro1
    @killmajaro1 14 років тому

    I love this song, I did it when I was in 7th grade. It was THE most fun I've ever had with a choral piece.

  • @screengodess1
    @screengodess1 12 років тому

    Heavenly! Peaceful, fantastic choir!

  • @rutha1464
    @rutha1464 5 років тому

    Voices of angels! Bravo.

    • @ariseaman390
      @ariseaman390 4 місяці тому

      People are not angels and never will be.

  • @treblechoir99
    @treblechoir99 16 років тому

    Oh no you're a very lucky man, really. This Choir is one my favourites, with New College and Christ Church, in England. You go for the Ash Wednesday, I imagine. Good concert.

  • @JamesMiddletonDesign
    @JamesMiddletonDesign 11 років тому +3

    It's my favourite carol. However it's not really a carol, but a part of the Coventry Easter play. I live in Dawlish in Devon now, but I grew up in Coventry and attended and was baptised in Holy Trinity, close to the original site where the plays where once performed.

    • @mavisemberson8737
      @mavisemberson8737 3 роки тому

      However the Holy Innocents services are just after Christmas Herod may have sent the troops when the Three Magi did not return and they were in Bethlehem a short time after the Nativity. The song was part of a float in the Easter procession. but does not refer to Easter.

    • @JamesMiddletonDesign
      @JamesMiddletonDesign 3 роки тому

      @@mavisemberson8737 That is very true. But it was a part of the Easter procession.

  • @treblechoir99
    @treblechoir99 16 років тому

    Only wonderful, thank you for this nice moment.

  • @barbymoore7364
    @barbymoore7364 5 років тому +3

    beautiful ethereal poignant devastating heart wrenching

  • @MyrtisIdylli
    @MyrtisIdylli 2 роки тому

    Καθαρτήριο άγγιγμα ψυχής! Ευλπγημένος!

  • @karlakor
    @karlakor 9 років тому +23

    Christmas carols in minor keys are not as unusual as some of the comments in this forum might indicate. Among them are God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; We Three Kings; Coventry Carol; What Child is This?; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Carol of the Bells; March of the Kings; Wassail Song; and So Blest a Sight.

    • @brianmears3388
      @brianmears3388 7 років тому

      A more recent one, Mary, Did You Know is as well.

    • @appleaugratin8699
      @appleaugratin8699 6 років тому +3

      So basically, all my favorites. Good to know

  • @Seasonofgoodwill09
    @Seasonofgoodwill09 14 років тому

    Favourite christmas carol, fantastic! thankyou and merry christmas..

  • @sandyperryman5139
    @sandyperryman5139 Рік тому

    Beautiful!

  • @theyvegonetoplaid
    @theyvegonetoplaid 15 років тому

    Thanks very much! I'm glad you went through with it. Merry Christmas to you

  • @terceiraxxi
    @terceiraxxi 11 років тому +1

    So much soul and love !

  • @porkchopsisgood
    @porkchopsisgood 14 років тому

    Nothing like a picardy third....ahhhhh. This is by far my favorite Christmas carol of all time.

  • @josparkes1
    @josparkes1 15 років тому

    Very beautiful, happy Christmas everyone !

  • @ShantiOoom
    @ShantiOoom 15 років тому

    Thanks so much. To be there must be a very spiritual experience.

  • @ayne1012
    @ayne1012 5 років тому

    found this carol because I heard about it in a Hozier interview... was not disappointed

  • @hedgemist691
    @hedgemist691 4 роки тому +3

    This is such a tragic interpretation of a horrifying event which happened at the time of Jesus's birth. It's beautiful, but harrowing.

  • @NianFreak
    @NianFreak 13 років тому

    I love singing that in our choir ;)

  • @debbcrebb
    @debbcrebb 11 років тому +1

    Lovely carol

  • @apheadair
    @apheadair 14 років тому

    this is my third year in a choir in my school
    i wish there we cood learn this music

  • @ianperks3167
    @ianperks3167 12 років тому

    My Favorite Christmas carol