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Baroque Yule Reveries and Carol Lexicons
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  • 1. French-derived term signaling Yuletide hymnody
  • 2. Sacred place where many traditional carols are intoned
  • 3. Groups who enact nocturnal melodic pilgrimage
  • 5. Jingling percussive element evoking winter transit
  • 6. Expressing festal exultation, fundamental in hymn refrains
  • 7. Quaint carol locale suggesting quaint communal treat (compound word)
  • 8. Winter festivity venerating a natal celebration
  • 12. Geographical origin of nativity centered carol narratives
  • 14. Christian feast marking magi’s visit, carols included
  • 16. Nocturnal traditional serenade with joyous refrains
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  • 4. Liturgical hymn crying glorification, foundational carol motif
  • 9. Botanical adornments symbolic in seasonal hymns
  • 10. Musical piece evocative of night, sometimes adapted for Yule
  • 11. Archangel and herald often mentioned in nativity carols
  • 13. General term for time of celebratory rites and songs
  • 15. Scriptural hymn form frequently incorporated in Christmas music
  • 17. Celestial beings often exulted in lofty carol lyrics
  • 18. Fabled underworld lake; cryptic metaphor for winter night darkness
  • 19. Old English term for midwinter feast period

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