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Today there is a rising tide of interest in worship and a renewed study of the church’s heritage of liturgy. But as students quickly learn, there are numerous terms, texts, and traditions for which regular dictionaries and even theological dictionaries are no help. The Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship is a quick-reference guide for students engaged in readings and lectures as well as for...

. A musical piece sung in celebration of *Christmas. Though carols per se are songs sung *strophically, the term Christmas carol has come to include a wide variety of music traditionally sung around Christmastime, including *hymns and *chants, and extends to music originally not specifically intended for the Feast of Christmas, including music from *Advent, *New Year’s, *Epiphany, *Candlemas and even the *Annunciation. For example, *“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is an Advent *antiphon,
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