The Cherry Tree Carol
E471653
The Cherry Tree Carol is a traditional English folk ballad that tells a story from the childhood of Jesus, often performed and recorded in modern folk music.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
folk song ⓘ traditional English folk ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nativity story
ⓘ
infancy of Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | apocryphal infancy gospel traditions ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Francis James Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChildBalladNumber | 54 ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Child Ballads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of traditional English religious folk narrative ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | medieval period ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ religious music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine authority
ⓘ
marriage and doubt ⓘ miracle ⓘ vindication of Mary ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
American folk versions
ⓘ
Irish folk versions ⓘ Scottish folk versions ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoireOf | English folk revival singers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval religious drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motif |
miraculous bending of a cherry tree
ⓘ
prophecy of Jesus ⓘ test of Joseph’s faith ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | childhood of Jesus ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy | modern folk musicians ⓘ |
| oftenRecordedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
carol singing
ⓘ
church services ⓘ folk music concerts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | strophic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Holy Family’s journey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
announcement of Jesus’ future role ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typeOf | narrative carol ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez, Vol. 2