"Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!
Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante,
Mundus renovatus est
A Christo regnante.
Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!"
-- from "Gaudete" (anonymous), published in 1582 but
suspected to be somewhat older
[Merry Christmas to most[1] others of my faith, as well as everyone who celebrates this as a secular holiday!]
[1] I won't forget the old-calendar Orthodox folks in (almost) two weeks.
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