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Good King Wenceslas, known historically as Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was born around 907 AD in the Kingdom of Bohemia, part of the present-day Czech Republic.
Good King Wenceslas" (Roud number 24754) is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king (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 (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas).
Dec 23, 2017 · Every year hundreds of people sing the popular Christmas Carol “Good King Wenceslas”, but was he a real person or is the carol about some fictitious King? Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen.
Dec 20, 2022 · Who composed ‘Good King Wenceslas’? The words to the carol were written in 1853 by John Mason Neale but the melody is much older – it’s a 13th-century tune called ‘Tempus adest floridum’ in praise of the spring.
Dec 8, 2022 · Who was Good King Wenceslas, and was he actually good? To those who only know Wenceslas from the popular Christmas carol, he is a kind-hearted king helping the poor. To the people of the Czech Republic, he is their patron saint and a national hero.
Dec 20, 2023 · “Good King Wenceslas,” the British carol about a generous ruler trudging out in the snow to help a man on December 26—the Feast of Stephen—first appeared in a Victorian-era collection of children’s stories, with the intent of encouraging Christian charity.
Dec 16, 2023 · Written in the 1800s, this carol is a beautiful tribute to a kindly young man named Wenceslas (sometimes pronounced WHEN-slis) from medieval times. Let’s look at his legacy and the true story behind “Good King Wenceslas.”.
