A selection of some of my favorite Christmas carols. A daily event through Christmas.

Today’s selection: Abney Park – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – 1650

A traditional English carol, the earliest version was mentioned in the 1650s. A printed edition showed up in 1760 and is referred to in a story by Charles Dickens in 1843. The first recorded version appeared in 1917.

Abney Park is a steampunk band formed in 1997 and based in Seattle. Their version of this carol appeared on their album “Dark Christmas” in 2009.