Today is the 3rd Day of Christmas, and things take a more sombre turn as we commemorate a darker side of the Christmas story: the Holy Innocents. Carol and Tom sing for us the Coventry Carol. Afterwards, the choir sings for us about a gifts given on the third day of Christmas. St Margaret’s Church … More The 3rd Day of Christmas 2025/26
Today is the 3rd day of Christmas, on which we mark the feast of the Holy Innocents – the babies ordered to die by Herod in a vain attempt to kill Jesus. Tom and Carol sing for us the “Coventry Carol”. Our choir then sing the “Third Day of Christmas” … More The 3rd Day of Christmas 2023/4
Wikipedia tells us that this is an English Christmas Carol dating from the 16th century. The original author is unknown, although the oldest known text was recorded by Robert Croo in 1534. It was performed in Coventry as part of a mystery play called the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors … More The Coventry Carol
On December 27 we mark the Feast of the Holy Innocents – the babies slaughtered by Herod’s men, hoping to kill Jesus. Tom and Carol sing the Coventry carol … More The Holy Innocents – the Third Day of Christmas
Christmas has a dark side. Soon after Jesus’ birth, king Herod – a weak ruler feeling the threat of a new King – sent his soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all infant boys. Mary and Joseph had already fled, having been warned to do so in a dream … More The Holy Innocents
The fourth day of Christmas is when we mark the slaughter of all male babies, ordered by Herod. He was too late though. Mary and Joseph had already escaped, taking their baby Jesus with them. The Coventry Carol tells of the mothers’ grief. It is sung for us by our Organist Tom and our MD … More Carol for the Holy Innocents
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