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CrimsonFox · 12-19-2011, 10:24 PM

Song #12: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Probably the most Dickensian song ever. (It's even mentioned in A Christmas Carol) Brings to mind Victorian garbed quartets standing on snowy street corners while the poor beg for tuppence and whole families are hauled away by the king's militia for not paying their taxes and all. All dark and depressing. And it's SCARY too! It's got Satan right smackdab in the first verse! That's scary! And it's sung in G-minor: the scariest of keys. I, for some reason, remember Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck singing it once and am scared by the thought of both of them saying Satan at the same time. And it has 7 verses to sit through. That's even more scary. Yet this dark song is also very beautiful. Comfort and joy sung in a minor scary chord. Who'da thunk it? There have been many versions of this (the scariest of which is by the Glee cast) Here are a few versions of this including Bing Crosby, Annie Lennox, and a non-scary version mishmash by the Bare NakedLadies with We Three Kings.

12-19-2011, 10:24 PM	#16
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Song #12: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Probably the most Dickensian song ever. (It's even mentioned in A Christmas Carol) Brings to mind Victorian garbed quartets standing on snowy street corners while the poor beg for tuppence and whole families are hauled away by the king's militia for not paying their taxes and all. All dark and depressing. And it's SCARY too! It's got Satan right smackdab in the first verse! That's scary! And it's sung in G-minor: the scariest of keys. I, for some reason, remember Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck singing it once and am scared by the thought of both of them saying Satan at the same time. And it has 7 verses to sit through. That's even more scary. Yet this dark song is also very beautiful. Comfort and joy sung in a minor scary chord. Who'da thunk it? There have been many versions of this (the scariest of which is by the Glee cast) Here are a few versions of this including Bing Crosby, Annie Lennox, and a non-scary version mishmash by the Bare NakedLadies with We Three Kings. Last edited by CrimsonFox : 12-20-2011 at 02:36 AM.