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Certain songs are synonymous with Christmas. These tunes are so tightly knit into the cultural fabric that as soon as we reach the first of December, we play them. Often when we come to church during Advent, we expect to hear these Christmas carols. But Christmas is not here yet! As we slowly prepare ourselves for the joyous birth of Jesus, we can turn to another set of songs that can ground us in the four themes of Advent:...
