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ancient angel ballads Bethlehem birth Bishop boar's head born boy-bishop British Museum Byrd Cantiones carolry Caurroy celebrated cent ceremonies chant child Christ Christian Christmas Carols Christmas Day Christmastide Church circa custom dancing early ecclesiastical England English Eustache du Caurroy feast festival Fête fifteenth century filii et filiæ Folk-song French Glory Gymel hath Hez sire asnes Hodie nobis holly holy honour Hyde Abbey hymns Jesus John Dunstable King KNECHT RUPRECHT Latin Lord lully Mary mediæval melody merry Minnesingers minstrels Minstrelsy monks musicians Mysteries Nativity night Noël notation Nowell Palestrina pastoral period pieces Plainsong play Polydore Vergil popular praise religious Rome sacred Saint sang Saviour says secular shepherds sing Smert songs stanzas Stephen's Day Story sung sweet thee things thou tidings traditional Troubadours tunes twelfth unto verse Virgin Wassail Welladay Wolcum words Wynkyn de Worde Yule