Carol of the Drum
E779820
Carol of the Drum is the original title of the popular Christmas song now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy," which tells the story of a poor boy who plays his drum for the newborn Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carol of the Drum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9117441 — 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: Carol of the Drum Context triple: [Little Drummer Boy, originalTitle, Carol of the Drum]
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A.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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B.
Minstrel Boy
Minstrel Boy is a component or figure within the artwork "Self Portrait," likely representing a youthful musician or symbolic character included in the composition.
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C.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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D.
Childermas
Childermas is a Christian feast day commemorating the massacre of the Holy Innocents by King Herod, traditionally observed on December 28 in Western churches.
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E.
The Last Rose of Summer
The Last Rose of Summer is a famous early-19th-century Irish poem and song by Thomas Moore, known for its melancholic reflection on aging, loss, and the passage of time.
- 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: Carol of the Drum Target entity description: Carol of the Drum is the original title of the popular Christmas song now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy," which tells the story of a poor boy who plays his drum for the newborn Jesus.
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A.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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B.
Minstrel Boy
Minstrel Boy is a component or figure within the artwork "Self Portrait," likely representing a youthful musician or symbolic character included in the composition.
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C.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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D.
Childermas
Childermas is a Christian feast day commemorating the massacre of the Holy Innocents by King Herod, traditionally observed on December 28 in Western churches.
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E.
The Last Rose of Summer
The Last Rose of Summer is a famous early-19th-century Irish poem and song by Thomas Moore, known for its melancholic reflection on aging, loss, and the passage of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christmas song ⓘ |
| describesCharacter | poor boy ⓘ |
| describesEvent | boy plays drum for newborn Jesus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Mary, mother of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
baby Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
|
| hasAdaptation |
The Little Drummer Boy (popular version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Drummer Boy
|
| hasCulturalUse |
Christmas carol singing
ⓘ
holiday recordings ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Christmas music ⓘ |
| hasIntendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | Christmas season ⓘ |
| hasMedium | vocal music ⓘ |
| hasMoral | even the poor can give meaningful gifts ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | widely known Christmas song ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "pa rum pum pum pum" ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| hasSubject | offering personal talent as a gift ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian devotion
ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
gift-giving ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Carol of the Drum ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
The Little Drummer Boy
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Drummer Boy
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Carol of the Drum Description of subject: Carol of the Drum is the original title of the popular Christmas song now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy," which tells the story of a poor boy who plays his drum for the newborn Jesus.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.