Coventry Carol - Westminster Cathedral Choir video free download
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.
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Comments
9 years ago
Lela K B
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.9 years ago
Ja Quan Blanding
Knowing the background of it, this song brings a tear to my eye. So sad and beautiful all at once.9 years ago
STEPHEN NOTT
does this have to be sung at Christmas time, i was thinking it was a nice song for my sons baptism, or am i being silly9 years ago
Marta Luna
yasss9 years ago
Nicholas Boyle
woop woop woo9 years ago
Izumi Laryukov
Heartbreakingly beautiful...my eyes tear up....9 years ago
Vasco Machado
A mais bela canção de Natal !bom natal9 years ago
Nikolas Manak
Something about the Coventry Carol sung by a choir just says "it's Christmastime" to me like nothing else.9 years ago
Bruce Powell
Perhaps the most perfect of carols, done amazingly well. Its almost here, friends.9 years ago
belangp
Merry Christmas everyone!9 years ago
edejan
So beautiful. Thanks for the historical info. I always love to learn the background.9 years ago
erniestube
A Carol Composed in a minor Key. So haunting and beautiful9 years ago
Chris Logan
Beautiful9 years ago
Colin P
The most beautiful Christmas carol ever.10 years ago
Tácylla Araújo
perfecto! =)10 years ago
Ashley V Redden
*cue lip sync @ 2:22 * LolBeautifully done though =]10 years ago
Glenn Ambort
Hauntingly beautiful!10 years ago
Marla Basham
Coventry Carol. Beautiful!10 years ago
Kees Klaver
They are such a great choir: the boys and men of Westminster Cathedral....10 years ago
pwthcim
When are the Anglicans going to give back to the Catholics all the property the former STOLE after Henry VIII killed all his wives?Related Videos
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