The New Oxford Book of Carols (1992) describes this version of the carol as a “luck-visit song” or a song sung by carolers when visiting a house (Watson, Canterbury, n.p.). This stanza is usually omitted from hymnals, as it speaks more to a domestic Christmas celebration in the dwelling of the Lord of the Manor. 64), echoed softly by a baritone soloist in the final bars: The rousing orchestral and choral climax features the following stanza, a conventional New Year’s salutation (Routley, 1958, p. Stanzas of “God Rest You Merry” are featured throughout the work, sometimes “mashed up” with other carols. (1912), a collage of Christmas folksongs, most of which were collected in southern England by Vaughan Williams and the famous folksong scholar Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), sometimes called the founding father of the folksong revival in England. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1858) included “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” in his popular work for baritone, chorus, and orchestra, Fantasia on Christmas Carols Unlike “The First Noel,” this carol features only the adoration of the shepherds in Luke 2 and not the appearance of the Magi in Matthew’s account. Though its roots are somewhat ambiguous, it seems to have been well known by the time Charles Dickens published his famous A Christmas Carol (1843) when Ebenezer Scrooge heard it being sung outside the door of his office on Christmas Eve, he “seized the ruler with such energy of action, that the singer fled in terror” (Watson, Canterbury, n.p.).Įminent British hymnologist Erik Routley (1939-1982) classifies this song and “The First Noel” as “ballad-carol.” Rather than the standard hymn meters – Short (6686), Common (8686), and Long (8888) – “God Rest You merry” employs longer three-line stanzas and a refrain associated with many folk ballads (Routley, 1958, p. While selected Protestant hymnals carry the hymn, its apparent English ethnicity conveyed by its language, melody, and possible social use require adaptations to make it appropriate for liturgy. It is much more likely to be found in Episcopal and Anglican hymnals in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia, as well as a number of Catholic collections. Indeed, “God rest you merry gentlemen” does not appear in earlier Methodist hymnals. This is a somewhat curious entry in a United Methodist hymnal supplement. To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray. Here are 13 Christmas tracks that are jolly good additions to your sex playlist.God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,įor Jesus Christ our Savior was born upon this day, And some songs are infused with that special brand of intimacy born from hot cocoa, mistletoe, and cozy nights by the fire with your partner. The following tracks are ripe with dirty allusions involving "unwrapping gifts." There are plenty of sugarplum fantasies and candy cane innuendos to go around. As you're turning on your fairy lights and breaking out the peppermint massage oil, you'll need a soundtrack for your sexual endeavors. Creative holiday props to help you and your partner step up your seasonal sex game? Check again. Because what better way to keep warm in a winter wonderland than having steamy, passionate sex?īelieve it or not, there are ways to make getting frisky feel holiday AF. There are few gingerbread-flavored crumbs of sultriness to go around come December 25, including Christmas songs for your sex playlist. After all, what's sexy about an expecting couple on the run, roughing it in Bethlehem and relying on the kindness of strangers to bring the Messiah into the world? But I digress. The words "sexy" and "Christmas" might not inherently go together.
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