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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", also known as "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen", is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy," and by other variant incipits.
The song contains a musical quotation of the Christmas hymn "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", included by Ingle because he "wanted to touch the spiritual."The song's structure and drum solo refer to the Congolese Christian Missa Luba, which Erik Brann introduced to the group.
In the punctuation: God rest ye, merry gentlemen Ye would be correct, but this would change the meanging of the sentence. --87.185.184.97 18:34, 6 December 2008 (UTC) "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" is, in fact, how I've always assumed the title is punctuated.
It's in a minor key. How do you make a minor-key song merry? Shoemaker's Holiday 01:27, 6 November 2008 (UTC) By getting into the rhythm. --Klein zach 02:47, 16 December 2008 (UTC) Because it is a song for the holiday :) The voices sound gloomy to me.--Caspian blue 17:48, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
The collaboration with Sarah McLachlan for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" was released on a prior compilation, Christmas Songs, in 2000. [7] Finally, the album includes seven songs written by the band. The album was a popular release during the Christmas season of 2004, and reached No. 64 in the regular Billboard album charts.
"Spirit Feel" (Milt Jackson), previously released on the compilation Mann Made Hits, and two previously unreleased recordings, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Tengo Tango". CD releases contain extra tracks, mostly with vocals and from the group's series of His Master's Voice EPs.
A lyric from the Christmas carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Comfort and Joy, directed by Bill Forsyth Comfort and Joy, soundtrack album to the film; Comfort and Joy, starring Nancy McKeon "Comfort and Joy" (Justice League episode), an episode of the animated series; Comfort & Joy, an album by a cappella group Rockapella
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