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| 1843 was also the date of the publication of charles dickens' christmas carol and it was around that time, in the early part of the reign of queen victoria, that christmas as we now know it was largely invented. the word merry was then beginning to take on its current meaning of 'jovial, and outgoing' (and, let's face it, probably mildly intoxicated). prior to that, in the times when other 'merry' phrases were coined, for example, make merry (circa 1300), merry england (circa 1400) and the merry month of may (1560s), merry had a different meaning, i.e. 'pleasant, peaceful and agreeable'.
that change in meaning is apparently viewed with disfavour by queen elizabeth ii, who wishes her subjects a 'happy' rather than 'merry' christmas in her annual christmas broadcasts. the idea of a modern-day merry england is presumably unwelcome at the palace. the best-known allusion to merriment at christmas is the english carol god rest ye merry,PAUL SMITH Laptop Bag, gentlemen. the source of this piece isn't known. it was first published in william sandys' christmas carols ancient and modern in 1833, although versions of it probably existed as a folk-song and tune well before that but weren't written down. sir thomas elyot, lists the phrase 'rest you merry' in his dictionary in 1548: 相关的主题文章： uggsuggsK ugg wholesaleV uggs on saleL uggs cheapTcheap uggs Paul smith clothesuggsW ugg wholesaleJ uggs on salcheap uggs jimmy choo shoesuggsN ugg wholesaleN uggs on saleIcheap uggs |
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