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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cherry Tree Carol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cherry Tree Carol Context triple: [Joan Baez, Vol. 2, hasTrack, The Cherry Tree Carol]
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A.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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B.
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, about a rural vicar and his family reuniting at Christmas and confronting long-suppressed tensions.
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C.
The Wexford Carol
The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol, dating back to at least the 12th century, known for its serene melody and narrative of the Nativity.
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D.
A Christmas Jig
"A Christmas Jig" is an instrumental holiday-themed tune featured on Yo-Yo Ma's collaborative album *Songs of Joy & Peace*, blending classical musicianship with festive folk dance rhythms.
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E.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cherry Tree Carol Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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B.
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, about a rural vicar and his family reuniting at Christmas and confronting long-suppressed tensions.
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C.
The Wexford Carol
The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol, dating back to at least the 12th century, known for its serene melody and narrative of the Nativity.
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D.
A Christmas Jig
"A Christmas Jig" is an instrumental holiday-themed tune featured on Yo-Yo Ma's collaborative album *Songs of Joy & Peace*, blending classical musicianship with festive folk dance rhythms.
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E.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
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folk song ⓘ traditional English folk ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nativity story
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infancy of Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | Christmas ⓘ |
| basedOn | apocryphal infancy gospel traditions ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Francis James Child ⓘ |
| ChildBalladNumber | 54 ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Child Ballads ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of traditional English religious folk narrative ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | medieval period ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Joseph
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Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
infant Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
|
| 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
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prophecy of Jesus ⓘ test of Joseph’s faith ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | childhood of Jesus ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy | modern folk musicians ⓘ |
| oftenRecordedIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
carol singing
ⓘ
church services ⓘ folk music concerts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | strophic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Holy Family’s journey
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Family
announcement of Jesus’ future role ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typeOf | narrative carol ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cherry Tree Carol Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2"