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Old Favorite Christmas Songs--Answers

Dec 25, 2002 - © Dave Arns

1.
The initial example of the
^^^ ^^^^^^^
The First

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Noel

2.
A felicitous emotion, directed at the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^
Joy to the

entirety of the terrestrial sphere.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
World

3.
Pass hitherward, everyone who exhibits
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
O Come, all ye

consistency of character.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Faithful

4.
A young lad whose
^^^^^ ^^^
Little Boy

musical talents are expressed rhythmically.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Drummer

5.
The hour of its transparent occurrence
^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
Clear It Came

coincided with the instant often associated
^^^^^^^^^
Upon

with maximal darkness, either figurative or literal.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a Midnight

6.
Strike with the fist, with sufficient force as to cause unconsciousness,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Deck

Mr. and Mrs. Hall.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the Halls

7.
A nocturnal period unbroken by auditory interruptions.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Night Silent

8.
My advice to you is to listen intently to, and heed,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hark!

the heavenly messengers as they
^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Angels

vocalize musical selections
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sing

announcing an important event.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Herald

9.
A significant distance from here,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Away

within the confines of a
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^
in a

feeding trough for animals.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Manger

10.
The auditory sensation of roughly spherical sound-making objects,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jingle

vibrating in a resonant fashion, followed by the name of the objects themselves.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bells

11. Our sincere desire for you is for your yuletide celebration to be an
^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
We Wish
You a Christmas

enjoyable one.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Merry

12.
A dozen terrestrial rotational time periods,
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Twelve Days

signifying a series of steps leading up to, and ushering in, the celebration of the Nativity.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
of Christmas

13.
The benevolent senior nobility
^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Good King

whose name I shan't say because it would
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(Wenceslaus)

give away the answer to this puzzle.

14.
A verbal utterance, addressed toward a
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
O,

coniferous member of the plant family,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Tree

often used as the centerpiece of yuletide gatherings.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Christmas

15.
Multiple highly polished, colorless, metallic,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Silver

cup-shaped devices that
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bells

give forth a ringing sound when struck.

16.
Celestial heralds at a great altitude;
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Angels on High

specifically, those whose announcements have already been listened to and understood by us.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^
Have
Heard We

17.
Haste hence, and publish the news in the alpine regions.
^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Go, Tell it on the Mountains

18. May the Almighty grant to you a recuperative repose,
^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
God
You Rest

all you festive males of chivalrous character.
^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Merry -men Gentle-

19. The original utterance, as well as a repetition,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^ O
Come, O Come,

of a plea for the arrival of the One whose

presence brings God Himself to us.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Emmanuel

20.
There exists in the atmosphere a musical selection.

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