Well done friends. Full of feeling and dedicated to tradition. Bringing me the spirit.

Pro job as usual! Hope yr Xmases are great!

Great harmony! Thank you for this wonderful Holiday song.

I'm a bit late for the Christmas party, but the lyrics are great. And your vocals always harmonize. I hope you had a lovely holiday!

Lovely vocals as ever guys.  That'll melt snow anywhere!

Beautiful rendition, wonderful voices and harmonies!

Such a beautiful song - you sound absolutely great together!

This is our rendition of the beautiful traditional Christmas carol that proclaims the joy and comfort brought to the world by the birth of Jesus Christ. Both of us feel the decades of life we have known in this celebration of the sacred holiday and indeed found comfort in this effort. As we typically do with any cover song, we twisted the basic format just a bit in this folk-based recording since there are so many traditional versions out there already. We hope you too will join in the spirit these words proclaim so wonderfully.

Craig Durgy: vocals, guitar
Nat Daniels: vocals, percussion, piano, bass
Produced by Nat Daniels / Gentle Rain Records
©2024 Gentle Rain Records

God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour, 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

In Bethlehem, in Israel, This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger, Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary, Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our Heavenly Father, A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds, Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born, The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

“Fear not then,” said the Angel, “Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour, Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him, From Satan’s power and might.”
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings, Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding, In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway, The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

And when they came to Bethlehem, Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found Him in a manger,, Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down, Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O 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 other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Two song writers, two kindred spirits... that found each other by pure happenstance and great fortune, to collaborate and create music together.
To see our separate artist pages, please click on the following links:
Nat Daniels   https://soundcloud.com/natdaniels
Craig Durgy  https://soundcloud.com/durge

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