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-'''God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen''' is an ancient Earth [[Christmas]] carol. The exact date of composition and author have been lost to history. The song was already centuries old by the early 19th century.
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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:
-It was this song that was being played by a group of [[Roboform|robotic Santas]] prior to attacking [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] on Earth. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
+<poem>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.</poem> ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Voyage to Venus (audio story)}})
-A group of children were also singing this song when [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] arrived in London on Christmas Eve [[1851]], just before his encounter with the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'')
+It was this song that was being played by a group of [[Roboform|robotic Santas]] before they attacked [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] on Earth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}) The Santas also played it just before abducting [[Donna Noble]] in a taxi. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}})
-By coincidence or by design, the melody of the carol is the same as that of the "[[Venusian lullaby (song)|Venusian lullaby]]" occasionally used by [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] to lull his foes into a state of tranquility. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' and [[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby]]'')
+A group of children were singing this song when the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived in [[London]] on [[Christmas Eve]] [[1851]], just before his encounter with [[Jackson Lake]], [[Rosita Farisi|Rosita]], and the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Next Doctor (TV story)}})
-==Behind the scenes==
+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]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}})
-* ''The Next Doctor'' broke the pattern of ''Doctor Who'' Christmas specials featuring original songs by [[Murray Gold]]; in fact, it is the only song heard in the special.
-==See also==
+A group of [[carol singer]]s sang "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" outside [[Maisie Johnson]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gift (TDoC short story)}})
-* [[Venusian lullaby (song)]]
-{{wikipediainfo}}[[Category:Songs]]
+Carol singers sang "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" in [[Cardiff]] on Christmas Eve [[1869]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}})
+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]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Venusian Lullaby (novel)}}) [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] sang the song to a herd of [[Shanghorn]] on [[Venus]] to stop them from stampeding. After hearing the song, [[Ursina]] planned to change the lyrics and use it as the basis of the lullaby. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Voyage to Venus (audio story)}})
+Professor [[Capra (Flip-Flop)|Capra]] sang a version of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" to himself. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Flip-Flop (audio story)}})
+[[Category:Christmas carols]]
+[[Category:Christmas songs from the real world]]
+[[Category:Hymns from the real world]]