"In
England, the Franciscans played an important role in the early development of
Christmas carols. A British manuscript compiled in 1372 by the Franciscan
friar Johan de Grimestone contains the haunting carol, “Lullay, lullay, as I
lay on Yoolis Night.”
The
carol tells of a dreamlike Christmas Eve vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary
rocking her infant Son as she, at the invitation of her Son, relates the events
leading up to His birth. The format of this carol imitates the lullabies
that medieval women sang to their children.
The
most famous of medieval English Christmas carol, the Coventry Carol, is taken
from a 15th century play and tells of the slaughter of the Holy
Innocents by Harod . . ."
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