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In Excelsis Deo

A list of 93 words by chained_bear.

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All those words (or distinctive phrases) you only hear at a certain time of year...

Hey! This is my 100th list!

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  • ruzuzu Ooh! I'm going to "borrow" a few of these for a Do-it-yourself Christmas Carol list ('tis the season). Dec 18, 2011

  • chained_bear ... what? *cupping paw to ear* Jul 29, 2009

  • reesetee Bears must hear differently. Jun 24, 2008

  • pterodactyl Despite the fact that I agree with chained_bear, I have to give this round to bilby, on the grounds that he is awesome. :-) Jun 24, 2008

  • jennarenn bilby is digging up all sorts of oldies today. :) Jun 23, 2008

  • bilby Dear chained_bear,
    We write to remind you that your six-monthly hearing of the word angel is now overdue. As we believe this may be a simple oversight on your behalf, we urge you to rectify the situation immediately. Astral beings are somewhat loathe to resort to Union action but we wish to underline our position that this option remains on the table. Or floating slightly above it.
    Yours ethereally,
    The Angel Recognition League Jun 23, 2008

  • sionnach God rest ye, Jerry mental men!

    Happy 100th list, c_b! Dec 22, 2007

  • sionnach The wren, the wren, the king of all birds.
    St Steven's Day was caught in the furze. Dec 22, 2007

  • sionnach The boar's head in hand bear I
    bedecked with bays and rosemary.
    I pray you master, be merry
    Quod estis in convivio

    Caput apri defero
    Reddens laudes domino Dec 22, 2007

  • bilby Down the chimney with you! Dec 22, 2007

  • chained_bear Suuuure. Dec 22, 2007

  • bilby In 7 months' time you'll be hearing from my buddies at the Angel Recognition League. Be ready ;-) Dec 22, 2007

  • chained_bear Well, I think we hear the words "angel" and "cracker" throughout the year, in different contexts. My hope with this list was that I'd read it seven months from now and think "Yeah, that's definitely a word (or phrase) I haven't heard in seven months." Dec 21, 2007

  • bilby Wot, no angel? Me also members crackers/bonbons, those odd things that spew a pop, a paper hat, a useless plastic toy and a bad (usually) joke. Dec 21, 2007

  • skipvia Figgy pudding. (Just what is that, anyway?..) Dec 21, 2007

  • skipvia "And it came to pass..." Dec 21, 2007

  • chained_bear Thanks rolig! I have a couple of those already--or variations thereof--but I added a bunch of them. I was just thinking about the cattle lowing this morning and decided not to add it, but since apparently I'm not alone... Added! Dec 21, 2007

  • bilby Merry century c_b! Dec 21, 2007

  • rolig great list! Here are a few more:
    deck the halls
    'tis the season
    wassail
    tannenbaum
    Jeannette Isabelle (to go with Good King Wenceslas)
    fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
    'round yon virgin (for the longest time I thought we were singing about a "round young virgin", never questioning why she should be round)
    partridge in a peartree
    mistletoe
    hanukkah
    cattle are lowing (do cattle low at any other time of the year?)
    god rest ye
    emmanuel
    glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria
    one-horse open sleigh Dec 21, 2007