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Good King Wenceslas" (Roud number 24754) is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a tenth-century king of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) who goes on a journey, braving harsh winter weather, to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen.
It's Time for 'Guess the Carol: Emoji Edition!' Kelsey Pelzer. December 24, 2023 at 9:03 AM. Christmas is a season of love, joy, peace and plenty of friendly competition! ... "Good King Wenceslas ...
Neale's most enduring and widely known legacy is probably his contribution to the Christmas repertoire, most notably: Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Christmas carol; Good King Wenceslas, his original legendary Boxing Day carol; O come, O come, Emmanuel, Advent hymn translated from the "O Antiphons" for the week preceding Christmas [16]
Ogden Nash wrote a comic epic poem, "The Christmas that Almost Wasn't" (1957), in which a boy awakens Wenceslaus and his knights to save the kingdom of Lullapat from usurpers who have outlawed Christmas, with elements from the legend of Wenceslas. [31] The 1994 television film, Good King Wenceslas, is a
As a result, many Christmas Carols can be related to St Stephen's Day (26 December), St John's Day (27 December), Feast of Holy Innocents (28 December), St Sylvester's Day (31 December), and the Epiphany. Examples of this are "We Three Kings" (an Epiphany song), and "Good King Wenceslas" (a carol for St. Stephen's Day).
He is immortalized because of his appearance in the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslaus": "Hither, page, and stand by me" (Line 9) "Page and monarch, forth they went" (Line 21) "Mark my footsteps, good my page" (Line 29)
Piae Cantiones is a 16th-century Finnish songbook containing a number of songs that are well known as Christmas carols. The category includes both the original Latin titles and, if the song is better known under a translated or alternative name (such as "Good King Wenceslas"), also its Latin first line redirect (i.e. Tempus adest floridum).
The Christmas set included Christ was born on Christmas Day from Resonet in laudibus, Good Christian men, rejoice from In dulci jubilo, and Good King Wenceslas as completely new words for the spring carol Tempus adest floridum. The Easter set included Let the song be begun from Personent hodie. [4]