God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
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"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is a traditional English Christmas carol, dating back to at least the 16th century, that joyfully celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
English carol ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
all Christian believers
ⓘ
gentlemen ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason |
Advent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christmastide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the best-known traditional English Christmas carols ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstLine | God rest ye merry, gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
religious music ⓘ |
| hasChorus | true ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third person plural ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| hasUnknownComposer | true ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling | God rest you merry, gentlemen ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
many English hymnals
ⓘ
numerous Christmas carol collections ⓘ |
| intendedEmotion |
comfort
ⓘ
joy ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecordedBy |
choirs
ⓘ
orchestras ⓘ solo vocalists ⓘ |
| isPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMotive | encouragement not to be dismayed ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject |
angelic announcement of Christ’s birth
ⓘ
salvation from Satan’s power ⓘ shepherds visiting the newborn Christ ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| musicalMode | minor key ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
carol singing ⓘ church services ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity | Victorian era ⓘ |
| refrain | O tidings of comfort and joy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion | Gospel of Luke account of the Nativity ⓘ |
| theme |
birth of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
comfort ⓘ joy ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| typicalTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen