Christmas Carols Song Christmas Lyrics More than 100 Christmas Lyrics Songs O Come, All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, Come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; Refrain O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal, Lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb; Son of the Father, begotten, not created; Refrain Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; Refrain See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze; We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps; Refrain Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger, We would embrace Thee, with love and awe; Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?

Refrain Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. Refrain Angels, From the Realms of Glory Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye, who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Worship Christ, the new-born King. Shepherds in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing; Yonder shines the infant Light: Sages, leave your contemplations, Seek the great Desire of nations; Ye have seen his natal star: Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear. The First Noel The first Noel, the angel did say, Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star Shining in the East, beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. And by the light of that same star, Three wise men came from country far; To seek for a King was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. This star drew night to the northwest, O'er Bethlehem it took its rest; And there it did both stop and stay, Right over the place where Jesus lay. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. Then entered in those wise men three, Full reverently upon their knee; And offered there in his presence, Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. Good Christian Men, Rejoice With heart and soul, and voice; Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born to-day; Ox and ass before him bow, And he is in the manger now. Christ is born to-day!

With heart and soul, and voice; Now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He hath oped the heavenly door, And man is blessed evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! Good Christian men, rejoice, With heart and soul, and voice; Now ye need not fear the grave: Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all To gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save! What Child Is This? What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: Haste, haste to bring him laud, The babe, the son of Mary. Why lies he in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come, peasant, king, to own him. the King of kings salvation brings, Let loving hearts enthrone him.

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, Was born on Christmas Day; To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy! From God our heavenly Father A blessed angel came; Brought tiding of the same; How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name. "Fear not, then," said the angel, "Let nothing you affright; This day is born a Savior Of a pure virgin bright, To free all those who trust in him From Satan's power and might." Now to the Lord sing praises, All you within this place, And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; this holy tide of Christmas Doth bring redeeming grace. Angels We Have Heard on High Angels we have heard on high, Singing sweetly through the night, And the mountains in reply Echoing their brave delight. Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: "Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King." The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, And ever o'er its Babel-sounds The blessed angels sing. Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the heavenly strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The tidings which they bring; O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing!

O ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow, Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing! For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophets seen of old, When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold, When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world give back the song Which now the angels sing. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry, Ohh....You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. O Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so verdant! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How are thy leaves so verdant! Not only in the summertime, But even in winter is thy prime. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How are thy leaves so verdant! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me!

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! For every year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! Each bough doth hold its tiny light, That makes each toy to sparkle bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! O Little Town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see the lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night. For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love. O morning stars, together And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heaven.

No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. Where children pure and happy Pray to the blessed Child, Where misery cries out to thee, Son of the mother mild; Where charity stands watching And faith holds wide the door, The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, And Christmas comes once more. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in, Be born in us to-day. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing alleluia; Christ the Savior, is born! Christ the Savior, is born! Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolf play in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say: "Rudolf with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee: "Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history!" Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with man to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel!

Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace Hail the Son of Righteousness Light and life to all He brings Risen with healing in His wings Mild He lay His glory by Born that man no more may die Come Desire of Nations come, Fix in us thy humble home. Rise, the woman's conquering Seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head. Adam's likeness now efface Stamp thine image in its place Auld Lang Syne Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen, when the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shown the moon that night, though the frost was cruel, when a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel. Hither, page, and stand by me. If thou know it telling: yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?

Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain, right against the forest fence by Saint Agnes fountain. Bring me flesh, and bring me wine. Bring me pine logs hither. Thou and I will see him dine when we bear the thither. Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together through the rude wind's wild lament and the bitter weather. Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger. Fails my heart, I know not how. I can go no longer. Ark my footsteps my good page, tread thou in them boldly: Thou shalt find the winter's rage freeze thy blood less coldly. In his master's step he trod, where the snow lay dented. Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing, ye who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing. I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day. I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning. And what was in those ships all three on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day? And what was in those ships all three on Christmas Day in the morning?

The Virgin Mary and Christ were there on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day. The virgin Mary and Christ were there on Christmas Day in the morning. Joy to the World Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns; Let men their songs employ; while fields and floods, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessing flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness, and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, wonders of His love.

Drummer Boy Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So, to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, On my drum? O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! O night divine, the night when Christ was born; O night, O holy night, O night divine! O night, O holy night, O night divine! Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming, Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land. The King of kings lay thus lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friends. He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger, Behold your King! Before him lowly bend! Behold your King! Before him lowly bend! Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother. And in his name all oppression shall cease. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, With all our hearts we praise His holy name. Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we, His power and glory ever more proclaim! His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Carol of the Bells Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of an ancient Ukrainian folk song called a "shchedrivka". An arrangement by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921) was popularized in the 1930's by Oleksander Koshyts (1875-1944), a Ukrainian choir director who worked in the US and Canada. It has since become an American Christmas classic. Hark how the bells, Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring I don't mean a phone Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight Hurry down the chimney tonight Hurry down the chimney tonight Christ Is Born In Bethlehem Christ, by highest heaven adored Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold Him come Offspring of a virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail th' Incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with man to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel. Come, Desire of nations come, Fix in us Thy humble home; Rise, the Woman's conquering Seed, Bruise in us the Serpent's head.

Adam's likeness, Lord efface: Stamp Thy image in its place; Second Adam, from above, Cause no matter how far away you roam When you pine for the sunshine Of a friendly face For the holidays, you cant beat Home, sweet home I met a man who lives in Tennessee And he was headin for Pennsylvania And some home made pumpkin pie From Pennsylvania folks a travelin down To Dixies sunny shore From Atlantic to Pacific, gee The traffic is terrific Oh there's no place like home For the holidays, cause no matter How far away you roam If you want To be happy in a million ways For the holidays, you cant beat Home, sweet home It's hard, but when you're having fun There's a world outside your window And it's a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there Are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime The greatest gift they'll get this year is life Oh, where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmastime at all?

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4Him – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satans power When we were gone astray Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy From God, our heavenly Father A blessed angel came And unto certain poor shepherds Brought tidings of the same How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Fear not then said the angel, Let nothing you affright This day is born a Savior of pure virgin bright To free all those who trust in Him From Satans power and might Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Now to the Lord sing praises All you within this place And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace This holy tide of Christmas All others doth deface Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy God rest ye, rest ye merry God rest ye gentlemen God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satans

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Submit Corrections Cancel God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Was born on Christmas day To save us all from satans power When we were gone astray Oh tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh tidings of comfort and joy From God our heavenly father The blessed angel came Brought tidings of the same How that in bethlehem was born The son of God by name Oh tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh tidings of comfort and joy Fear not said the angel Let nothing you affright This day is born a savior Of the pure virgin bright To free all those who trust in him From satans power and might Oh tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh tidings of comfort and joy And when they came to bethlehem Where our dear savior lay They found him in the manger Where oxen feed on hay His mother mary kneeled down And to the lord did pray Oh tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Nat King Cole - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Capitol Records 1960) - YouTube Nat King Cole - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Capitol Records 1960) Want to watch this again later?

Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 27, 2010 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.

God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satans power When we were gone astray Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy From God, our heavenly Father A blessed angel came And unto certain poor shepherds Brought tidings of the same How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Fear not then said the angel, Let nothing you affright This day is born a Savior of pure virgin bright To free all those who trust in Him From Satan's power and might Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Now to the Lord sing praises All you within this place And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace This holy tide of Christmas All others doth deface Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Category …To Save Us All From Satan’s Power… (3.10) | Sopranos Autopsy …To Save Us All From Satan’s Power… (3.10) Reading List …

To Save Us All From Satan’s Power… (3.10) Bobby Bacala is enlisted to play Santa Claus now that Big Pussy is not around to do it anymore.

Tony gives Jackie Jr. a knee to the groin, and Meadow gives Tony a punch to the gut (with her Christmas gift – a Big Mouth Billy Bass). EPISODE 36 - ORIGINALLY AIRED APRIL 29, 2001 WRITTEN BY ROBIN GREEN AND MITCHELL BURGESS DIRECTED BY JACK BENDER ___________________________________ The title, a line from a popular Christmas song, immediately discloses that this hour is Season Three’s Christmas episode. As in Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol, this episode (sort of) features a Ghost of Christmas Past: Pussy Bonpensiero. Tony’s trip to Asbury Park to winterize his boat precipitates memories of Big Pussy. This will be the Soprano crew’s first Christmas without Pussy, and their flashbacks, dreams and reminisces of the man pepper the entire hour. The question that preoccupies the crew is whether or not Pussy was an FBI informant as early as 1995. We know that this is unlikely because Agent Skip Lipari mentioned last season that the Feds flipped Pussy only in 1998. But Tony and the guys convince themselves that Pussy had flipped by ’95.

This belief, probably mistaken, points to the ambiguity and uncertainty that resides at the heart of the series. The guys see what they want to see, believe what they want to believe. Uncertainty is such a difficult thing to live with that people, both in and out of SopranoWorld, will do whatever they can to reduce it. It doesn’t help that David Chase revels in ambiguity. He mischievously gives his audience moments like this one that feed our own uncertainties: Silvio jokingly refers to Pussy as “Fredo,” the great traitor from The Godfather Part II. Is Chase giving us a clue that Pussy was in fact betraying his friends in ’95? Or is Chase teasing us the way that the Universe teases us, always hinting at answers but never providing the answers outright? There are all sorts of questions that the flashback scenes raise, and some of them will probably never be answered. For example, was justice truly served by the OJ Simpson trial? And does Corrado recognize the irony of killing Brendan Filone for hijacking trucks when he himself did the same thing just a few years earlier? Did we all wear such goofy sweaters back in the ’90s?

Did the New Jersey famiglia have a group discount to Supercuts in 1995? TONY AS SANTA What’s Christmas without Santa Claus? The crew enlists Bobby Baccalieri to replace Big Pussy as Santa at Satriale’s annual gift giveaway. Bobby revolts at the idea of playing Santa because of his shyness, but he finally relents. They would have been better off finding someone else because Bobby is somewhat lacking in the ‘people-skills’ department. (A five-year old ends up yelling “Fuck you Santa!” at him. ) But I’m more interested in how David Chase uses Tony Soprano as a pseudo-Santa in this episode. Tony is makin’ a list, he’s checkin’ it twice, he’s added Janice’s Russian to it, who’s naughty, not nice: When Tony drives to the Russian club where he meets his money launderer, the image is scored with a high hat and snare drum that sound a bit like sleigh bells, making Tony’s red Suburban seem like a sleigh. That same scored beat is heard when Tony, in Santa hat, tracks down the Russian who attacked Janice.

When the Russian is found in a window display beneath a sleigh, it’s as though Santa himself ran the man down: Chase’s comparison of Tony to Santa Claus might simply be in good fun, just an innocuous bit of holiday good cheer. But Tony is also compared, I believe, to someone a bit more sinister than Santa… TONY AS SATAN I think that Chase makes a subtle criticism of Christianity in this episode, just as seems to have been doing over the last few episodes. Dr. Krakower wryly eviscerated Carmela’s Catholicism three episodes ago. And two episodes ago, we met Aaron Arkaway who fell asleep right in front of criminal Tony while wearing his Christianity over his heart – he slumbered through Thanksgiving dinner with a crucifix and Jesus-fish on his lapel: (Sort of gives new meaning to the phrase “sleeps with the fishes,” doesn’t it?) I think Chase may be using the Aaron-character to represent the impotence of Christianity in the face of evil. In the current episode, Aaron falls asleep at Livia’s house just moments before Tony enters the place. He also sleeps while the story of Tony’s criminal vengeance against Janice’s Russian is broadcast over the news.

If Christ is the Guy that’s supposed to save us from Satan, judging by His emissary Aaron, we might be in some trouble. Christ seems unable to protect us in contemporary times, He is absent from SopranoWorld. His absence is highlighted throughout the hour. Dr. Melfi has literally taken Christ out of “Christmas” – she has replaced Him with the word stress to come up with “Stressmas.” Janice tries to break into Christian Contemporary Music not because it expresses Christ’s message but because of its potential monetary profits. Christopher is far more impressed by The Grinch’s enormous box office earnings than he is by the film’s holiday message of love and brotherhood. Jesus doesn’t even appear in the episode title, where He has been replaced by an ellipsis.

The lyrics of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” where the title comes from, go like this: God rest you merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay For Jesus Christ our savior Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy By substituting an ellipsis for Jesus, Chase raises an important question: Who exactly is it that will come and save us from Satan’s power? One answer may be found in a quick scene at the Bada Bing: A stripper descends from above, upside down and arms to her side—almost like an upside-down crucifix—while Virgos Merlot’s song exclaims “I wait for no one, no one comes.” If we’re waiting for Jesus to come and save us, we may be waiting in vain. No one comes. The idea of Tony Soprano as the Anti-Christ is made at another strip club: A sultry version of “Little Drummer Boy” plays at the nudie bar.

The camera cuts to Tony just as we hear the line, “A newborn King to see.” The lyric “So to honor him” is heard just as Tony notices Jackie dishonoring him (and his daughter) with a lap dance. Jackie will pay for his transgression against this new, wicked King – he gets a knee to the groin from Tony here, and he pays a dearer price by the end of the season. (I’m making a bit of a leap comparing Tony to Satan here. The idea of Tony as an Anti-Christ figure is more deeply explored in later in the series, particularly in Season Six’s “The Second Coming.”) In the closing moments of the episode, Tony receives a Big Mouth Billy Bass from Meadow. We understand that Tony must struggle to keep his composure as he accepts his present, because he has long-associated Billy Bass with Big Pussy, the Ghost that has haunted this entire hour.

Chase cuts from Billy Bass to a shot of Pussy’s final resting place: Todd VanDerWerff wonders in his write-up for this episode, “Has any show gotten as much weirdly tragic mileage out of a bit of cultural ephemera so instantly disposable as The Sopranos got out of Billy Bass?” I think we can get even more mileage out of Billy Bass. Tony has clearly associated fish with Big Pussy, but fish have also historically been associated with Jesus Christ (which is why Aaron Arkaway wears a fish-pendant on his lapel). This episode which essentially asks the question “Who will save us from Satan’s power?” closes with an answer that is clearly inadequate: Billy Bass, far from being a representation of Christ, is little more than a bit of disposable pop culture. As the tide rolls in to the desolate beach of Asbury Park and the episode fades out, Kate Jackson and the Campbell Brothers sing, “Jesus told me everything is gonna be alright.” The lyric may be a tiding of comfort and joy, but—at least in SopranoWorld—it represents a grasp at hope where none might actually exist. ___________________________________ ADDITIONAL POINTS: We learn here that Mr.

Satriale committed suicide after Johnny Boy Soprano bust-out his butcher shop. Davey Scatino, we remember, came very close to killing himself while Tony bust-out his sports store. Carmela’s Spidey-senses are telling her that Tony is up to no good – she knows he’s cheating on her but guesses incorrectly that it is with Charmaine. Of course, Carm wouldn’t be able to make the correct guess as she has never met Gloria Trillo. Director of Photography Alik Sakharov, who was born in a part of the former Soviet Union, plays one of the Russians here: Share this: How to stump your friends: What popular Christmas song mentions Satan? How to stump your friends: What popular Christmas song mentions Satan? examiner.com ^ | Dec.

21, 2010 | Rï¿½ne Girard Posted on 12/24/2010 11:04:42 AM PST by jackspyder At this time of year, Christmas songs seem to stir our hearts and minds with thoughts of Christmas cheer, jingle bells, sleigh rides, snowflakes, Santa, Rudolph, and of course the birth of Jesus in a manger long ago. And although many people bemoan the evils of over-indulgence, unbridled commericalism, as well as the absence and rejection of Christ during the Christmas season, few make the direct connection to the deceiver of the world - Satan himself. But did you know that one very popular Christmas song actually mentions Satan by name? This odd little piece of trivia is one I like to present at this time of year. Maybe you can do the same for your friends and family - especially if you get a kick out of watching their faces contort as their holiday brains scramble for the only right answer. Although some people will give up quickly, others will genuinely try to figure it out. Here are some hints if they decide to ask.

Hint #1 It is a traditional Christmas carol, not an obscure song you have never heard. ... [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ] To: MHGinTN And I pray this same for America today. And God rest ye Merry Gentlemen- Notice I did not call you Gay.Let there be comfort and tidings of Joy OR was it tidings of comfort and joy? 13 posted on 12/24/2010 11:33:36 AM PST by StonyBurk (ring) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ] To: RegulatorCountry That video is deep in symbolism... Annie Lennox looking like a witch gyrating and strutting proudly through the video then coming to an angel with her own face and kneeling down. That is not a celebration of Christmas, it is a mocking of it. And her rendition of the song sucked too. Sad because she has a good voice. 14 posted on 12/24/2010 11:36:32 AM PST by Flying Circus To: Eccl 10:2 I heard it as “Satan’s Claws”.

15 posted on 12/24/2010 11:37:24 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ] To: StonyBurk Every time I see your handle at FR, the first name that pops into my head is one of my favorite actresses, Delta Burke. I don’t know why the name of McGarrett pings Delta to my mind, but it does!

17 posted on 12/24/2010 11:41:39 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.) To: The_Reader_David That line should read ‘For Jesus Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day’ 18 posted on 12/24/2010 11:43:29 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ] To: jackspyder It took me about 2 seconds to recall the actual line and another 2-3 seconds to remember the song it came from.

19 posted on 12/24/2010 11:45:41 AM PST by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ] To: Flying Circus Certainly did a number on it, didn’t she? I disagree as far as the rendition of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” itself, think it’s very striking and beautiful, as far as the arrangement. And her voice, it’s really something, gorgeous, the classical training shines right through. The video itself is another matter. Sort of Dickensian, medieval, snowy English countryside. Trouping along, whether they’re a-wassailing or are supposed to be an analogy for the Magi, well, they’re heading toward the star glowing over the town, the conclusion is hard to avoid. It’s loaded with somewhat pagan symbolism, but I was actually OK with it until they arrived to the Holly King. When that thing comes onscreen it disturbs me, I feel it in the pit of my stomach, it’s just wrong.

You can see our Santa Claus in that old “god” too, which adds to the unease. When I first heard the song, my first thought was, well bless her heart, maybe that old über-lib Annie Lennox has changed. Then I searched out the song online and found the video. Nope, she hasn’t changed a bit. 20 posted on 12/24/2010 11:46:26 AM PST by RegulatorCountry To: jackspyder Here's another stumper. Where's this song from? Whoever get's it first, wins extra points. 21 posted on 12/24/2010 11:46:29 AM PST by Krankor (When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help in any way.) For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day. Fixed. 24 posted on 12/24/2010 11:58:09 AM PST by mc5cents (Government doesn't solve problems, it subsidizes them.

-- Ronald Reagan) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ] To: jackspyder Speaking of Christmas carols,here’s a possible brain teaser: What famous Christmas carol was composed by a Jewish convert to Christianity? 25 posted on 12/24/2010 11:58:13 AM PST by luvbach1 (Stop Barry now. He can't help himself.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ] To: jackspyder Quite a few if your dyslexic... and sent a holiday gift wish letter to Satan at the North Ploe. :) 26 posted on 12/24/2010 12:00:01 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.) To: MHGinTN Here comes satan claus, here comes satan claus, right down satan claus lane......

30 posted on 12/24/2010 12:17:39 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (There's only one cure for Obamarrhea......) To: RansomOttawa The esoteric knowledge of freepers always amazes me! 31 posted on 12/24/2010 12:19:07 PM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ] To: luvbach1 You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch was penned by a Jewish man, brought up as a Lutheran.

32 posted on 12/24/2010 12:20:49 PM PST by Shimmer1 (Merry Christmas!) To: Eccl 10:2 Grandma Got Run Over By Satan 42 posted on 12/24/2010 1:49:29 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ] To: AnAmericanMother That’s a carol that goes for the throat. No tame baby Jesus meek and mild in that one. The universe’s foundations shook when He was born. 43 posted on 12/24/2010 2:01:02 PM PST by ModelBreaker To: ModelBreaker Amen! Check out the picture at the Latin version of Angelus emittitur. A Finnish David and Goliath.

"I come not to bring peace, but a sword." 44 posted on 12/24/2010 2:02:41 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies ] To: MHGinTN; mc5cents Thanks. I knew the meter was off. Unfortunately I was trying to remember the lyrics while listening to other music. 45 posted on 12/24/2010 2:28:12 PM PST by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .) God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman lyrics + Norwegian translation Like November 28th, 2011 Thank you so much to Mazzazzk for the translation from English into Norsk of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen! My son, Eldste Kyle Vaughan, is serving as a missionary for the Jesu Kristi Kirke av Siste Dagers Hellige in Norge, currently in Tromso.

He has also worked in Trondheim, Arendal, Stavanger, and Oslo. Last year at Christmas, when he was in Arendal, he asked me if I could go online to find Norwegian words to the old English Christmas carol. That is when I joined lyricstranslate, but I felt that I would not be able to get the translation. Now, just in time for Christmas this year, I have the words in Norsk! The translation will be a wonderful gift for my son, so far away!

Question: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?
Answer: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen