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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]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The Santas also played it just before abducting [[Donna Noble]] in a taxi. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | 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]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The Santas also played it just before abducting [[Donna Noble]] in a taxi. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|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 [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | 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 (The Next Doctor)|Rosita]], and the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | ||
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]]'') | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 22 February 2020
"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 Jackson Lake, Rosita, and 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)
Carol singers sang "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" in Cardiff on Christmas Eve 1869. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
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. After hearing the song, Ursina planned to change the lyrics and use 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)
