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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

English traditional Christmas carol
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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

Summary

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's composer is recorded as traditional[4].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's genre is Christmas carol[5].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's based on is recorded as Luke 2[6].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was performed by Bing Crosby[7].
  • Among the performers on God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was Malena Ernman[8].
  • Among the performers on God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was Chet Atkins[9].
  • Among the performers on God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was Don McLean[10].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's Commons category is recorded as God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen[11].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[13].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was published on 1760[14].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's lyricist is recorded as traditional[15].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's tonality is recorded as E-flat major[16].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen'}[17].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[18].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[19].
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Community tags: awesome, traditional christmas[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2bbaee8d-5c82-3f3d-be50-8363bade7773[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bing Crosby[7], Malena Ernman[8], Chet Atkins[9], and Don McLean[10].

Publication

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen was published on 1760[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is Christmas carol[5].

Why It Matters

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Bing Crosby Chet Atkins Don McLean Kingdom of Great Britain Little Women Malena Ernman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Luke 2
    Genre → —
    Genre → Christmas carol
    Tonality → E-flat major
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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