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"'''Good King Wenceslas'''" was a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol Christmas carol] about a king who goes out to give [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alms alms] to a poor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant peasant] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Day the Feast of Stephen] (the second day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas Christmas], December 26).
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"'''Good King Wenceslas'''" was a [[Christmas carol]].


It was sung by a group of [[human]]s, including [[Sarah Jane Smith]], who had inadvertently been captured by a [[Hazoodian]] ship. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)}})


==Mentions==
While treading carefully through the minefields of [[Skaro]], Sarah Jane mentioned Good King Wenceslas to the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Harry Sullivan]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}})
*Whilst treading carefully through the minefields of [[Skaro]], [[Sarah-Jane Smith]] mentioned Good King Wenceslas to [[The Doctor]] and [[Harry Sullivan]].
 
*[[Mr Copper]] described [[Humans]] as worshipping Good King Wenceslas, which was an innaccurate description.
Mr [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]] incorrectly described Good King Wenceslas as the ruler of the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The lyric "The Feast of Stephen" (originally referring to {{w|St Stephen's Day}}, but with the spelling of the name changed to Steven for [[Steven Taylor]]) was used as the title of the Christmas-cutaway episode of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.
 
[[Category:Christmas carols]]
[[Category:Christmas songs from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 05:00, 16 February 2024

Good King Wenceslas

"Good King Wenceslas" was a Christmas carol.

It was sung by a group of humans, including Sarah Jane Smith, who had inadvertently been captured by a Hazoodian ship. (PROSE: Autaia Pipipi Pia [+]Loading...["Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)"])

While treading carefully through the minefields of Skaro, Sarah Jane mentioned Good King Wenceslas to the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Mr Copper incorrectly described Good King Wenceslas as the ruler of the United Kingdom. (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The lyric "The Feast of Stephen" (originally referring to St Stephen's Day, but with the spelling of the name changed to Steven for Steven Taylor) was used as the title of the Christmas-cutaway episode of The Daleks' Master Plan.