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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
159:
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").
1920:
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
1606:
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, —
1485:
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
1494:, 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
1575:
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 —
210:
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
223:
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
88:
1995:
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
1233:. 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".
1952:
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
1788:
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1912:
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"
1498:, 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.'
87:
2663:
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416:. 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
79:
1686:. 1. God rest ye merry gentlemen, &c. 2. Good Christian people pray to give ear. 3. Let all good Christian people here." Wolverhampton, .
1178:
1925:" 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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173:. Some sources claim that the carol dates as far back as the 16th century. Others date it later, to the 18th or early 19th centuries.
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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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1199:
Brown, Cedric C. (2003). "Recusant
Community and Jesuit Mission in Parliament Days: Bodleian MS Eng. Poet. b. 5".
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1490:, to a "political Christmas Carol," ... I have seen no earlier copy of the tune than one in the handwriting of
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2570:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tenth Avenue North Featuring Sarah Reeves (chart history, Christian AC Songs)"
2595:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tenth Avenue North Featuring Sarah Reeves (chart history, Christian Airplay)"
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368:). This is the case already in the 1775 variant, and is also reflected by Dickens' replacement of the verb
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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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320:
1933:"the same carrols I have heard sung about the streets in this season for above these thirty years"
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the grossest buffoonry upon the most sacred subject that could be devised by the devil himself."
2470:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', August Burns Red (chart history, Christian Digital Song Sales)"
1629:
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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
1900:
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182:, this version is seldom heard today. The better-known traditional English melody is in the
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The Beauties of the Magazines, and Other Periodical Works, Selected for a Series of Years
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The Beauties of the Magazines, and Other Periodical Works, Selected for a Series of Years
2625:, ed. Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), p. 527
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2343:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Christian Digital Song Sales)"
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1048:
Grammy and Oscar winning singer Annie Lennox on the 2010 album A Christmas Cornucopia
992:
2520:"Watch: Hozier covers 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' as you've never heard it before"
2147:
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2013:
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has lost its use "with a predicate adjective following and qualifying the object" (
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2065:"'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
2368:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Tim Bowman (chart history, Smooth Jazz Songs)"
2190:
2090:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Garth Brooks (chart history, Country Airplay)"
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2293:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Hot Christian Songs)"
2268:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Adult Contemporary)"
2318:"'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', MercyMe (chart history, Christian Airplay)"
1887:
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is in origin the nominative of the second person plural pronoun see also
1991:
967:, titled "God Rest Ye, Deadly Gentlemen" appears in the 1995 video game
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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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1976:
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2138:"Boston Release New Christmas Single, "God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen""
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2248:"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
198:, 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
2420:"August Burns Red (chart history, Hard Rock Digital Song Sales)"
1937:
186:; the earliest printed edition of the melody appears to be in a
2495:"August Burns Red (chart history, Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
2223:"Barenaked Ladies (chart history, Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
1891:"Beauties" in the series title is intended to denote works of
1173:. 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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2445:"August Burns Red (chart history, Rock Digital Song Sales)"
1653:, printed by J. Smart (c. 1780–1800), has the first verse:
956:
plays a snippet on the song "Good Morning" from the album
892:
Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can
1272:, London, . Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale.
163:
The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in a
1999:
of 1986 and other more recent versions replace it with
1249:. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. p. 67.
2393:"Glee Cast Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)"
1801:"God Rest Ye, Merry Christians" in Mildred Gauntlett,
1923:
C. says he bought the song-sheets of a woman singer –
383:
Some variants give the pronoun in the first line as
1408:"History of Hymns: 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen'"
1207:. Modern Humanities Research Association: 290–315.
56:
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350:is often misinterpreted as an adjective modifying
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2169:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen [Single]"
911:includes the carol in his 1910 choral fantasy
1817:(1826–1887) given in Charles Lewis Hutchins,
1603:. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. p. 169.
1523:For the traditional English melody, see also
8:
1906:by expounding the carol as an example of how
1821:(Boston: Parish Choir, 1916) with the title
1813:may go back to alternative words written by
1293:. London: R. Griffiths: 395. November 1764.
131:(iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the
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329:and the phrase "rest you merry" appears in
1825:. This particular version has the incipit
1787:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1771:. Works 1864. London. 1864 . p. 204.
1573:. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 16.
20:
2545:"Pentatonix (Chart History, Holiday 100)"
1895:. The author, identified as "C." (likely
310:Which brings tidings of comfort and joy.
436:
293:, dated c. 1760. Its first verse reads:
1927:to prevent her from continuing in her –
1556:. London: John Harris: 228. March 1824.
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1929:"profane treatment of sacred subjects"
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1455:With his 'practical' comfort and joy!.
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1328:. Oxford: Helicon. 1992. p. 154.
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486:And it is tidings of comfort and joy.
479:To save poor souls from Satan's power,
412:A variant text was printed in 1775 in
306:To save poor souls from Satan's power,
217:An article in the March 1824 issue of
105:
1632:. California State University, Fresno
1546:"Remarks on the Holiday Times of Old"
1024:American contemporary Christian band
7:
2136:Fanelli, Damian (11 December 2013).
1753:participating institution membership
1630:"Some Old Songs, A Personal Choice"
1435:The Political House that Jack Built
1380:"Tune: God Rest Ye Merry (Cornish)"
1031:American smooth jazz gospel singer
948:Merry Christmas (Bing Crosby album)
946:American singer Bing Crosby (1945)
836:6. But when to Bethlehem they came,
739:4. But when to Bethlehem they came,
627:3. Now when they came to Bethlehem,
448:Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern
262:to save o soules from Satan's power
2191:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen 2013"
1672:To save us all from Satan's power,
858:And with true love and brotherhood
811:And with true love and brotherhood
793:And went to Bethlehem straightway,
679:And went to Bethlehem straightway,
420:(1833) and the version adopted by
14:
1866:(Vol. 2 of 2; 1775), printed for
1085:2018 animated film adaptation of
941:Versions by popular music artists
785:5. The Shepherds at those tidings
717:4. Fear not, then said the Angel,
671:3. The shepherds at those tidings
533:To save us all from Satan's power
525:1. God rest you merry, gentlemen,
501:To save us all from Satan's power
471:1. God rest you, merry gentlemen,
393:, in a pseudo-archaism. In fact,
2664:Works based on the New Testament
1628:Olson, W Bruce (30 April 2002).
1325:Hutchinson Softback Encyclopedia
1083:, and on the soundtrack of the
963:A remix of the song composed by
854:7. Now to the Lord sing praises,
807:5. Now to the Lord sing praises,
763:5. Now to the Lord sing praises,
703:O then with joy and cheerfulness
695:4. With sudden joy and gladness,
635:The blessed Virgin kneeling down
493:1. God rest you merry, gentlemen
481:Which long time had gone astray.
308:Which long time had gone astray.
106:Problems playing this file? See
84:
2659:Hymns in The New English Hymnal
1835:God rest ye all good Christians
1608:'God rest you merry, gentlemen,
1578:'God bless you merry gentleman!
1476:Popular Music of the Olden Time
1311:Let nothing you dismay, &c.
973:. The song was later remade by
789:And left their flocks a feeding
771:For the merry time of Christmas
675:And left their flocks a-feeding
649:3. From God our Heavenly Father
603:2. From God our heavenly Father
346:. However, in the present day,
284:O tidings of comfort & joy
80:"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"
1684:Three new carols for Christmas
1651:Three new carols for Christmas
1440:God rest you, merry gentlemen,
1309:God rest you, merry Gentlemen,
657:How that in Bethlehem was born
611:How that in Bethlehem was born
559:2. From God that is our Father
550:O tidings of comfort and joy.
434:baseline reference in the UK.
430:, 1961), which has become the
344:16th- to 17th-century language
269:O tidings of comfort & joy
1:
2623:The New Oxford Book of Carols
2115:"God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen"
1960:hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
1851:Early Modern English pronouns
1827:God rest you merry, gentlemen
1680:O Tidings of Comfort and Joy.
1656:God rest ye, merry Gentlemen,
1448:With both our lips at liberty
934:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
767:Like we true loving brethren,
725:So frequently to vanquish all
567:That he was born in Bethlehem
540:O tidings of comfort and joy,
513:For Jesus Christ, our Saviour
508:O tidings of comfort and joy,
497:For Jesus Christ, our Saviour
441:The Beauties of the Magazines
298:God rest ye, merry Gentlemen,
123:," is an English traditional
117:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
24:God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
1823:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
1664:Remember Christ our Saviour,
1612:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
1481:Cramer, Beale & Chappell
1167:Crum, Margaret, ed. (1969).
889:
875:<no further couplets>
830:<no further couplets>
705:Rejoice each mother's child.
697:The shepherds were beguil'd,
655:Brought tidings of the same,
629:Where our sweet Saviour lay,
609:Brought tidings of the same,
563:Unto some certain shepherds,
529:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
302:For Jesus Christ our Saviour
289:A later version is found in
121:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
1831:God rest ye little children
1829:, but verses 2 and 3 begin
1614:Was born on Christmas-day.'
1444:Remember we were left alive
1201:Yearbook of English Studies
1152:Bodleian MS Eng. Poet. b. 5
862:This holy tide of Christmas
840:They found him in a manger,
815:This holy tide of Christmas
791:In tempest, storm and wind,
743:They found Him in a manger,
727:The friends of Satan quite.
723:Of virtue, power and might;
677:In tempest, storm and wind,
518:was born on Christmas day.
475:Remember Christ our Saviour
274:to save o soules from Satan
2682:
1954:, London, Beckley (1833),
1862:"On Christmas Carrols" in
1721:Folger Shakespeare Library
1703:Folger Shakespeare Library
1668:Was born on Christmas-day;
1283:"Almena: an English Opera"
1270:Three New Christmas Carols
1019:Barenaked for the Holidays
856:All you within this place,
809:All you within this place,
795:This blessed babe to find.
721:This day is born a Saviour
681:This blessed Babe to find:
653:And unto certain Shepherds
631:They found him in a manger
607:And unto certain shepherds
591:Nothing did take in scorn.
583:This blessed babe was born
291:Three New Christmas Carols
137:Tidings of Comfort and Joy
1819:Carols Old and Carols New
1740:Oxford English Dictionary
1676:When we were gone astray:
1567:Dickens, Charles (1843).
765:All you within this place
747:His mother Mary kneeling,
719:Let nothing you affright,
699:To see the Babe of Israel
589:The which his mother Mary
581:2. In Bethlehem, in Jewry
565:With tidings of the same;
535:When we were gone astray:
503:When we were gone astray.
477:Was born on Christmas-day
317:Oxford English Dictionary
260:for Jesus Christ is borne
1580:May nothing you dismay!'
1479:. Vol. ii. London:
1446:Upon last Christmas Day,
1438:. London: William Hone.
1358:. Penguin. p. 101.
1133:List of Christmas carols
1073:American a-capella band
1051:American metalcore band
995:(2002), as "God Rest Ye
984:American country singer
844:His mother Mary kneeling
838:Whereas this infant lay,
741:Whereat this Infant lay,
585:And laid within a manger
220:The Gentleman's Magazine
139:," and by other variant
60:8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain
1897:George Colman the Elder
1868:Gottlob Emanuel Richter
1745:Oxford University Press
1660:Let nothing you dismay;
1610:Let nothing you dismay,
1442:Let nothing you dismay,
1412:Discipleship Ministries
1299:2027/njp.32101064253832
1243:Wulstan, David (1986).
894:download the audio file
860:Each other now embrace;
846:Unto the Lord did pray.
842:Where oxen feed on hay,
813:Each other now embrace;
749:Unto the Lord did pray:
745:Where oxen feed on hay;
701:Before his mother mild.
659:The Son of God by name.
637:Unto the Lord did pray.
633:Where oxen feed on hay.
613:The Son of God by name:
569:The Son of God by name.
561:The blessed angels came
531:Was born upon this day,
527:Let nothing you dismay,
499:Was born upon this day,
473:Let nothing you dismay,
405:pronoun only, never an
403:subjective (nominative)
304:Was born upon this Day.
300:Let nothing you dismay,
233:. It is also quoted in
135:. It is also known as "
1803:Fifty Christmas Carols
1776:God rest you merry sir
1597:Eliot, George (1861).
1355:Penguin Book of Carols
1080:A Pentatonix Christmas
1012:and singer-songwriter
920:Victor Hely-Hutchinson
918:The third movement of
864:All other doth deface.
817:All other doth deface:
787:Rejoiced much in mind,
769:Each other to embrace,
673:Rejoiced much in mind,
587:Upon this blessed morn
495:Let nothing you dismay
407:objective (accusative)
313:
287:
264:Whenas we runne astray
258:Let nothing you dismay
256:Sit yo merry Gentlemen
156:
73:
1352:Bradley, Ian (1999).
1062:performed a cover on
1002:Life, Love & Hope
651:A blessed Angel came,
605:A blessed angel came,
279:When as we runne away
202:published in 1820 by
179:Oxford Book of Carols
154:
72:
1941:, since the 1740s).
1734:"God rest you merry"
1550:Gentleman's Magazine
1535:(1967), pp. 236–237.
1533:The Cambridge Hymnal
1509:: CS1 maint: year (
1483:. pp. 752–753.
1107:, on the 2022 album
1077:, on the 2016 album
1016:, on the 2004 album
773:Is coming on a-pace.
133:Roud Folk Song Index
129:Roxburghe Collection
1980:, i.e. "in Judaea".
1743:(Online ed.).
1103:American violinist
991:American rock band
952:American rock band
869:O tidings, &c.
800:O tidings, &c.
732:O tidings, &c.
664:O tidings, &c.
596:O tidings, &c.
2649:18th-century hymns
2040:"Deadly Gentlemen"
2038:Hulshult, Andrew.
1997:New English Hymnal
1119:on her 2022 album
1094:Tenth Avenue North
1008:The Canadian band
851:O tidings, &c.
365:Century Dictionary
157:
119:," also known as "
74:
2654:Songs about Jesus
1751:(Subscription or
1570:A Christmas Carol
1471:Chappell, William
1180:978-0-19-951323-9
970:Rise of the Triad
954:Steve Miller Band
898:
880:
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460:Carols for Choirs
423:Carols for Choirs
378:A Christmas Carol
230:A Christmas Carol
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