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I’m intrigued by the title of an Olde English Christmas song titled, “Past Three O’Clock.” What does this phrase mean?


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Anon... offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Undisclosed Location | 12 months ago (1 day, 18 hours after post)

You could take it literally? In that Christ was born just past three?

But I guess you could possibly say that three am is like the undecided area of night, not quite morning either?

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An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (1 day, 18 hours after post)

I thought about that, but I haven’t heard of any traditions fixing the time of Christ’s birth.

Of course, there are so many traditions about Christmas that may have no validity, so “past three o’clock” may just be another one.

Thanks, anyway!

Deborah Dessaso

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An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (11 months, 1 week after post)

biblical story: demons were repelled by singing at night-”Mid earth rejoices hearing such voices… Carried over to 18th century night watchmen in england. “While in your beds, you’re peacefully sleeping. under the stars, your watch we are keeping, past three o’clock on a cold and frosty morning past three o’clock, good morrow masters all

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3 weeks ago (11 months, 1 week after post)

Biblical, eh? I’ve read the scriptures through several times, and I haven’t seen the story…

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