On December 16, we begin to sing the great "O Antiphons" at evening prayer, as the antiphon to the Magnificat. There is also the traditional singing of the Christmas Novena which includes not only the "O Antiphons" but the prophecies - those short statements from the Old Testament that "prophecy" the coming of the Messiah.
Here is a contemporary reflection on the "O Antiphons":
Listen to the singing of the traditional antiphons, with the English translation:
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