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Aaron was not indisposed to display his talents, even to an ogre, under protecting circumstances; and after a few more signs of coyness, consisting chiefly in rubbing the backs of his hands over his eyes, and then peeping between them at Master Marner, to see if he looked anxious for the 'carril', he
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An early version of this carol is found in an anonymous manuscript, dating from the 1650s. It contains a slightly different version of the first line from that found in later texts, with the first line "Sit yo merry gentlemen" (also transcribed "Sit you merry gentlemen" and "Sit yo merry gentlemen").
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having my ears pestered in every street this last week, by numberless women and children singing what they called
Christmas carrols, but what, if I had heard them in an alehouse, or if they had been sung by drunken people in a night-cellar, I should have thought the most bare-faced reflections and
1617:
at length allowed his head to be duly adjusted, and standing behind the table, which let him appear above it only as far as his broad frill, so that he looked like a cherubic head untroubled with a body, he began with a clear chirp, and in a melody that had the rhythm of an industrious hammer, —
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The words of this carol are in the
Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), together with three other 'choice Carols for Christmas Holidays', for St. Stephen's, St. John's, and Innocents' days. The tune was printed by Hone, in his
1505:, the cathedral composer, in which it is entitled 'The old Christmas Carol'; but I have received many versions from different sources, for no carol seems to be more generally known. In the Halliwell Collection of
1586:
The owner of one scant young nose, gnawed and mumbled by the hungry cold as bones are gnawed by dogs, stooped down at
Scrooge's keyhole to regale him with a Christmas carol: but at the first sound of —
221:
in a hand-written manuscript under the title "The old
Christmas Carol". Hone's version of the tune differs from the present melody in the third line. The full current melody was published by
234:
complains that, in London, no
Christmas carols are heard "excepting some croaking ballad-singer bawling out 'God rest you, merry gentlemen', or a like doggerel". The carol is referred to in
99:
2006:
in the final verse of the 1833 and 1961 versions has the archaic meaning of "efface; outshine, eclipse"; because of the now more familiar meaning of "spoil, vandalize", the
1244:. At page 291, Brown notes that "the main part of the collection, that is, what is transcribed between pages 1 and 119, was put together in a few years in the early 1650s".
1963:
Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern; Including the Most
Popular in the West of England, and the Airs which They are Sung. Also Specimens of French Provincial Carols
1799:
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an ignorant zeal in religion has occasioned many shocking sentiments to be broached that the greatest scoffers of
Christianity would not dare to have uttered"
1509:, No. 263, Chetham Library, is 'The overthrow of proud Holofernes, and the Triumph of virtuous Queen Judith; to the tune of Tidings of comfort and joy.'
98:
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427:. This text was reproduced from a song-sheet bought from a caroler in the street. This version is shown here alongside the version reported by
90:
1697:. 1. God rest ye merry gentlemen, &c. 2. Good Christian people pray to give ear. 3. Let all good Christian people here." Wolverhampton, .
1189:
1936:" poor woman with two children bundled at her back and one in her arms, and who, I am persuaded, was very far from knowning what she said"
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seized the ruler with such energy of action, that the singer fled in terror, leaving the keyhole to the fog and even more congenial frost.
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Dolly listened with a devout look, glancing at Marner in some confidence that this strain would help to allure him to church.
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notes that the first line "often is mispunctuated" as "God rest you, merry gentlemen" because in contemporary language,
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Although there is a second tune known as 'Cornish', in print by 1833 and referred to as "the usual version" in the 1928
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Many carols such as 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen' and 'The First Noel', date back at least as far as the 16th century
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Brown, Cedric C. (2003). "Recusant
Community and Jesuit Mission in Parliament Days: Bodleian MS Eng. Poet. b. 5".
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1501:, to a "political Christmas Carol," ... I have seen no earlier copy of the tune than one in the handwriting of
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2581:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tenth Avenue North Featuring Sarah Reeves (chart history, Christian AC Songs)"
2606:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tenth Avenue North Featuring Sarah Reeves (chart history, Christian Airplay)"
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dated to c. 1760. A precisely datable reference to the carol is found in the
November 1764 edition of the
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The historic meaning of the phrase "God rest you merry" is 'may God grant you peace and happiness'; the
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had not been mentioned, would not this choral lay be a good deal in the style of a
Christmas carol?
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the grossest buffoonry upon the most sacred subject that could be devised by the devil himself."
2481:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', August Burns Red (chart history, Christian Digital Song Sales)"
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The following version of the first verse is found in a manuscript dating from the early 1650s:
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First-Line Index of English Poetry, 1500-1800, in Manuscripts of the Bodleian Library, Oxford
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The Beauties of the Magazines, and Other Periodical Works, Selected for a Series of Years
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2354:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Christian Digital Song Sales)"
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Grammy and Oscar winning singer Annie Lennox on the 2010 album A Christmas Cornucopia
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2531:"Watch: Hozier covers 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' as you've never heard it before"
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has lost its use "with a predicate adjective following and qualifying the object" (
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2076:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Garth Brooks (chart history, Hot Country Songs)"
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and sends the text he found on the sheets to the magazine as an illustration of
2379:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tim Bowman (chart history, Smooth Jazz Songs)"
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2101:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Garth Brooks (chart history, Country Airplay)"
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2304:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Hot Christian Songs)"
2279:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Adult Contemporary)"
2329:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Christian Airplay)"
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is in origin the nominative of the second person plural pronoun see also
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Gentlemen", released online and on a special tour edition of the album
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1827 publication of the melody, set to satirical lyrics by William Hone
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2149:"Boston Release New Christmas Single, "God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen""
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2259:"Barenaked Ladies (chart history, Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)"
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in the sense "to keep, cause to continue, to remain" is typical of
209:, which was already reviewed in 1815. Soon after, it appeared in a
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both plays date from the 1590s. The ditransitive use of the verb
2431:"August Burns Red (chart history, Hard Rock Digital Song Sales)"
1948:
197:; the earliest printed edition of the melody appears to be in a
2506:"August Burns Red (chart history, Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
2234:"Barenaked Ladies (chart history, Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
1902:"Beauties" in the series title is intended to denote works of
1184:. Vol. ii. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 782.
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Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
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records uses of this phrase from 1534 onwards. It appears in
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2456:"August Burns Red (chart history, Rock Digital Song Sales)"
1664:, printed by J. Smart (c. 1780–1800), has the first verse:
967:
plays a snippet on the song "Good Morning" from the album
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Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can
1283:, London, . Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale.
174:
The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in a
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of 1986 and other more recent versions replace it with
1260:. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. p. 67.
2404:"Glee Cast Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
1812:"God Rest Ye, Merry Christians" in Mildred Gauntlett,
1934:
C. says he bought the song-sheets of a woman singer –
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Some variants give the pronoun in the first line as
1419:"History of Hymns: 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen'"
1218:. Modern Humanities Research Association: 290–315.
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2180:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen [Single]"
922:includes the carol in his 1910 choral fantasy
1828:(1826–1887) given in Charles Lewis Hutchins,
1614:. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. p. 169.
1534:For the traditional English melody, see also
8:
1917:by expounding the carol as an example of how
1832:(Boston: Parish Choir, 1916) with the title
1824:may go back to alternative words written by
1304:. London: R. Griffiths: 395. November 1764.
142:(iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the
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340:and the phrase "rest you merry" appears in
1836:. This particular version has the incipit
1798:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1782:. Works 1864. London. 1864 . p. 204.
1584:. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 16.
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2556:"Pentatonix (Chart History, Holiday 100)"
1906:. The author, identified as "C." (likely
321:Which brings tidings of comfort and joy.
447:
304:, dated c. 1760. Its first verse reads:
1938:to prevent her from continuing in her –
1567:. London: John Harris: 228. March 1824.
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1466:With his 'practical' comfort and joy!.
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1339:. Oxford: Helicon. 1992. p. 154.
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497:And it is tidings of comfort and joy.
490:To save poor souls from Satan's power,
423:A variant text was printed in 1775 in
317:To save poor souls from Satan's power,
228:An article in the March 1824 issue of
116:
1643:. California State University, Fresno
1557:"Remarks on the Holiday Times of Old"
1035:American contemporary Christian band
7:
2147:Fanelli, Damian (11 December 2013).
1764:participating institution membership
1641:"Some Old Songs, A Personal Choice"
1446:The Political House that Jack Built
1391:"Tune: God Rest Ye Merry (Cornish)"
1042:American smooth jazz gospel singer
959:Merry Christmas (Bing Crosby album)
957:American singer Bing Crosby (1945)
847:6. But when to Bethlehem they came,
750:4. But when to Bethlehem they came,
638:3. Now when they came to Bethlehem,
459:Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern
273:to save o soules from Satan's power
2202:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen 2013"
1683:To save us all from Satan's power,
869:And with true love and brotherhood
822:And with true love and brotherhood
804:And went to Bethlehem straightway,
690:And went to Bethlehem straightway,
431:(1833) and the version adopted by
25:
1877:(Vol. 2 of 2; 1775), printed for
1096:2018 animated film adaptation of
952:Versions by popular music artists
796:5. The Shepherds at those tidings
728:4. Fear not, then said the Angel,
682:3. The shepherds at those tidings
544:To save us all from Satan's power
536:1. God rest you merry, gentlemen,
512:To save us all from Satan's power
482:1. God rest you, merry gentlemen,
404:, in a pseudo-archaism. In fact,
2675:Works based on the New Testament
1639:Olson, W Bruce (30 April 2002).
1336:Hutchinson Softback Encyclopedia
1094:, and on the soundtrack of the
974:A remix of the song composed by
865:7. Now to the Lord sing praises,
818:5. Now to the Lord sing praises,
774:5. Now to the Lord sing praises,
714:O then with joy and cheerfulness
706:4. With sudden joy and gladness,
646:The blessed Virgin kneeling down
504:1. God rest you merry, gentlemen
492:Which long time had gone astray.
319:Which long time had gone astray.
117:Problems playing this file? See
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2670:Hymns in The New English Hymnal
1846:God rest ye all good Christians
1619:'God rest you merry, gentlemen,
1589:'God bless you merry gentleman!
1487:Popular Music of the Olden Time
1322:Let nothing you dismay, &c.
984:. The song was later remade by
800:And left their flocks a feeding
782:For the merry time of Christmas
686:And left their flocks a-feeding
660:3. From God our Heavenly Father
614:2. From God our heavenly Father
357:. However, in the present day,
295:O tidings of comfort & joy
91:"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"
1695:Three new carols for Christmas
1662:Three new carols for Christmas
1451:God rest you, merry gentlemen,
1320:God rest you, merry Gentlemen,
668:How that in Bethlehem was born
622:How that in Bethlehem was born
570:2. From God that is our Father
561:O tidings of comfort and joy.
445:baseline reference in the UK.
441:, 1961), which has become the
355:16th- to 17th-century language
280:O tidings of comfort & joy
1:
2634:The New Oxford Book of Carols
2126:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen"
1971:hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
1862:Early Modern English pronouns
1838:God rest you merry, gentlemen
1691:O Tidings of Comfort and Joy.
1667:God rest ye, merry Gentlemen,
1459:With both our lips at liberty
945:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
778:Like we true loving brethren,
736:So frequently to vanquish all
578:That he was born in Bethlehem
551:O tidings of comfort and joy,
524:For Jesus Christ, our Saviour
519:O tidings of comfort and joy,
508:For Jesus Christ, our Saviour
452:The Beauties of the Magazines
309:God rest ye, merry Gentlemen,
134:," is an English traditional
128:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
35:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
1834:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
1675:Remember Christ our Saviour,
1623:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
1492:Cramer, Beale & Chappell
1178:Crum, Margaret, ed. (1969).
900:
886:<no further couplets>
841:<no further couplets>
716:Rejoice each mother's child.
708:The shepherds were beguil'd,
666:Brought tidings of the same,
640:Where our sweet Saviour lay,
620:Brought tidings of the same,
574:Unto some certain shepherds,
540:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
313:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
300:A later version is found in
132:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
1842:God rest ye little children
1840:, but verses 2 and 3 begin
1625:Was born on Christmas-day.'
1455:Remember we were left alive
1212:Yearbook of English Studies
1163:Bodleian MS Eng. Poet. b. 5
873:This holy tide of Christmas
851:They found him in a manger,
826:This holy tide of Christmas
802:In tempest, storm and wind,
754:They found Him in a manger,
738:The friends of Satan quite.
734:Of virtue, power and might;
688:In tempest, storm and wind,
529:was born on Christmas day.
486:Remember Christ our Saviour
285:to save o soules from Satan
18:God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
2691:
1965:, London, Beckley (1833),
1873:"On Christmas Carrols" in
1732:Folger Shakespeare Library
1714:Folger Shakespeare Library
1679:Was born on Christmas-day;
1294:"Almena: an English Opera"
1281:Three New Christmas Carols
1030:Barenaked for the Holidays
867:All you within this place,
820:All you within this place,
806:This blessed babe to find.
732:This day is born a Saviour
692:This blessed Babe to find:
664:And unto certain Shepherds
642:They found him in a manger
618:And unto certain shepherds
602:Nothing did take in scorn.
594:This blessed babe was born
302:Three New Christmas Carols
148:Tidings of Comfort and Joy
1830:Carols Old and Carols New
1751:Oxford English Dictionary
1687:When we were gone astray:
1578:Dickens, Charles (1843).
776:All you within this place
758:His mother Mary kneeling,
730:Let nothing you affright,
710:To see the Babe of Israel
600:The which his mother Mary
592:2. In Bethlehem, in Jewry
576:With tidings of the same;
546:When we were gone astray:
514:When we were gone astray.
488:Was born on Christmas-day
328:Oxford English Dictionary
271:for Jesus Christ is borne
1591:May nothing you dismay!'
1490:. Vol. ii. London:
1457:Upon last Christmas Day,
1449:. London: William Hone.
1369:. Penguin. p. 101.
1144:List of Christmas carols
1084:American a-capella band
1062:American metalcore band
1006:(2002), as "God Rest Ye
995:American country singer
855:His mother Mary kneeling
849:Whereas this infant lay,
752:Whereat this Infant lay,
596:And laid within a manger
231:The Gentleman's Magazine
150:," and by other variant
71:8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain
1908:George Colman the Elder
1879:Gottlob Emanuel Richter
1756:Oxford University Press
1671:Let nothing you dismay;
1621:Let nothing you dismay,
1453:Let nothing you dismay,
1423:Discipleship Ministries
1310:2027/njp.32101064253832
1254:Wulstan, David (1986).
905:download the audio file
871:Each other now embrace;
857:Unto the Lord did pray.
853:Where oxen feed on hay,
824:Each other now embrace;
760:Unto the Lord did pray:
756:Where oxen feed on hay;
712:Before his mother mild.
670:The Son of God by name.
648:Unto the Lord did pray.
644:Where oxen feed on hay.
624:The Son of God by name:
580:The Son of God by name.
572:The blessed angels came
542:Was born upon this day,
538:Let nothing you dismay,
510:Was born upon this day,
484:Let nothing you dismay,
416:pronoun only, never an
414:subjective (nominative)
315:Was born upon this Day.
311:Let nothing you dismay,
244:. It is also quoted in
146:. It is also known as "
1814:Fifty Christmas Carols
1787:God rest you merry sir
1608:Eliot, George (1861).
1366:Penguin Book of Carols
1091:A Pentatonix Christmas
1023:and singer-songwriter
931:Victor Hely-Hutchinson
929:The third movement of
875:All other doth deface.
828:All other doth deface:
798:Rejoiced much in mind,
780:Each other to embrace,
684:Rejoiced much in mind,
598:Upon this blessed morn
506:Let nothing you dismay
418:objective (accusative)
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275:Whenas we runne astray
269:Let nothing you dismay
267:Sit yo merry Gentlemen
167:
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1363:Bradley, Ian (1999).
1073:performed a cover on
1013:Life, Love & Hope
662:A blessed Angel came,
616:A blessed angel came,
290:When as we runne away
213:published in 1820 by
190:Oxford Book of Carols
165:
83:
1952:, since the 1740s).
1745:"God rest you merry"
1561:Gentleman's Magazine
1546:(1967), pp. 236–237.
1544:The Cambridge Hymnal
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1494:. pp. 752–753.
1118:, on the 2022 album
1088:, on the 2016 album
1027:, on the 2004 album
784:Is coming on a-pace.
144:Roud Folk Song Index
140:Roxburghe Collection
1991:, i.e. "in Judaea".
1754:(Online ed.).
1114:American violinist
1002:American rock band
963:American rock band
880:O tidings, &c.
811:O tidings, &c.
743:O tidings, &c.
675:O tidings, &c.
607:O tidings, &c.
2660:18th-century hymns
2051:"Deadly Gentlemen"
2049:Hulshult, Andrew.
2008:New English Hymnal
1130:on her 2022 album
1105:Tenth Avenue North
1019:The Canadian band
862:O tidings, &c.
376:Century Dictionary
168:
130:," also known as "
85:
2665:Songs about Jesus
1762:(Subscription or
1581:A Christmas Carol
1482:Chappell, William
1191:978-0-19-951323-9
981:Rise of the Triad
965:Steve Miller Band
909:
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471:Carols for Choirs
434:Carols for Choirs
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241:A Christmas Carol
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