Beegie Adair - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Jazz Piano Christmas) 1999

Beegie Adair Trio: Beegie Adair (piano); Roger Spencer (bass); Chris Brown (drums), Arranger: Beegie Adair.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (also known as God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen) is an English traditional Christmas carol. The melody is in Aeolian mode. It was published by William B. Sandys in 1833, although the author is unknown. Like so many early Christmas songs, this carol was written as a direct reaction to the music of the fifteenth century church, in Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas. However, in the as-yet earliest known publication of the carol on a circa 1760 broadsheet, it is described as a "new Christmas carol," suggesting its origin is actually in the mid-18th century. It appeared again among "new carols for Christmas" in another 18th-century source, a chapbook believed to be printed between 1780-1800.

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Music

Tags:

• Beegie
• Adair
• Jazz
• Piano
• Christmas
• God
• Rest
• Ye
• Merry
• Gentlemen

[M8T12B93]

Very good! Can you tell me who played this?

[ChristmasTimeTV]

@M8T12B93 Sorry about that, it's Beegie Adair. I've made the corrections, thanks for letting me know!

[Catwink41]

I never met an Aeolian mode I didnt' like!!! Wonderful Beegie Adair!!!

[rajdanek]

the picture's moving!!!

[msmusic60]

Thanks for posting.

[M8T12B93]

@ChristmasTimeTV Haha it's okay. I already thought it was Beegie Adair. I really love this music. Thanks for posting! Have you got more of her Christmas music?