• "Advent är mörker och kyla" is a Swedish Advent song with lyrics written by Margareta Melin in 1969, and music by Lars Åke Lundberg (number 609 in Den...
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    Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of...
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    Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical...
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    An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the First...
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  • "Det är advent" or Ett litet barn av Davids hus, is a Swedish Advent song with lyrics written by Britt G. Hallqvist in 1966 and music by Olle Widestrand...
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    Rorate caeli (redirect from Advent Prose)
    the Western Church during Advent. The text is frequently sung to plainsong at Mass and in the Divine Office during Advent where it gives expression to...
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    The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the...
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    O Antiphons (redirect from Advent Antiphons)
    (also known as the Great Advent Antiphons or Great Os) are Magnificat antiphons used at Vespers on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions...
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    illuminated decoration used during the Christian liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany representing the Star of Bethlehem pointing towards...
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    works by Johannes Brahms and Herbert Howells. The Chrismon tree and the Advent calendar have been used by Christians, who may use the term "Jesse Tree"...
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