The Cherry-Tree Carol

"The Cherry-Tree Carol"
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"The Cherry-Tree Carol" (Roud 453) is a ballad with the rare distinction of being both a Christmas carol and one of the Child Ballads (no. 54).[1] The song itself is very old, reportedly sung in some form at the Feast of Corpus Christi in the early 15th century.

  1. ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Cherry-Tree Carol"