Coventry Carol is a traditional Christmas Hymn, but are you familiar with the lyrics? . The Feast of the Holy Innocents, or Childermas in Old English, on Dec. 28, commemorates the death of the male children in Bethlehem who were 2 years of age or under. King Herod the Great had ordered this, in order to ensure that the infant Messiah sought by the Magi would be unable to displace him on his throne. This is why Saint Joseph was told in a dream to take the Child and the Blessed Virgin and flee to