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Archive for November 7th, 2010

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for String Quartet

Although the Christmas carol ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ first appeared in a carol broadsheet in 1760, many people believe that it has much earlier roots, dating back to the 16th century. As the eighth carol on our disc ‘I Saw Three Ships and Other Carols‘, the tone is slightly more solemn as I always [...]