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'''"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"''', sometimes called '''"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"''' was an ancient [[Earth]] [[Christmas carol]]. The lyrics were: | |||
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The song was also playing before [[Wilfred Mott]] entered a [[church]] commemorating "[[the Doctor|the Sainted Physician]]" where he first met [[The Woman (The End of Time)|the woman]]. It was also played by a brass band shortly before the Tenth Doctor [[regenerated]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | The song was also playing before [[Wilfred Mott]] entered a [[church]] commemorating "[[the Doctor|the Sainted Physician]]" where he first met [[The Woman (The End of Time)|the woman]]. It was also played by a brass band shortly before the Tenth Doctor [[regenerated]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
A group of [[carol singer]]s sang "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" outside [[Maisie Johnson]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gift (TDoC short story)|The Gift]]'') | |||
The melody of the carol was the same as that of the "[[Venusian lullaby]]" occasionally used by the [[Third Doctor]] to lull his foes into a state of tranquility. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] sang the song to a herd of [[Shanghorn]] on [[Venus]] to stop them from stampeding. [[Ursina]] used it as the basis of the lullaby. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'') | The melody of the carol was the same as that of the "[[Venusian lullaby]]" occasionally used by the [[Third Doctor]] to lull his foes into a state of tranquility. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] sang the song to a herd of [[Shanghorn]] on [[Venus]] to stop them from stampeding. [[Ursina]] used it as the basis of the lullaby. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'') | ||
Professor [[Capra]] sang a version of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" to himself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flip-Flop]]'') | Professor [[Capra]] sang a version of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" to himself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flip-Flop]]'') | ||
[[Category:Christmas carols]] | [[Category:Christmas carols]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:36, 13 December 2016
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", sometimes called "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" was an ancient Earth Christmas carol. The lyrics were:
- God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
- For Jesus Christ our saviour was born upon this day
- To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray
- Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
- Oh, tidings of comfort and joy. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus)
It was this song that was being played by a group of robotic Santas before they attacked Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith on Earth. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) The Santas also played it just before abducting Donna Noble in a taxi. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
A group of children were singing this song when the Tenth Doctor arrived in London on Christmas Eve 1851, just before his encounter with the Cybermen. (TV: The Next Doctor)
The song was also playing before Wilfred Mott entered a church commemorating "the Sainted Physician" where he first met the woman. It was also played by a brass band shortly before the Tenth Doctor regenerated. (TV: The End of Time)
A group of carol singers sang "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" outside Maisie Johnson's house. (PROSE: The Gift)
The melody of the carol was the same as that of the "Venusian lullaby" occasionally used by the Third Doctor to lull his foes into a state of tranquility. (TV: The Dæmons, The Curse of Peladon, PROSE: Venusian Lullaby) Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot sang the song to a herd of Shanghorn on Venus to stop them from stampeding. Ursina used it as the basis of the lullaby. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus)
Professor Capra sang a version of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" to himself. (AUDIO: Flip-Flop)
