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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2019 OldTrout Arts, Christianity, Culture, Philosophy 0
OldTrout, Going Postal
The Nativity, Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery.

One of my favourite carols:

Merry Christmas!
 

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