What better to suit a Tolkien-themed Christmas greeting than to remember where it all started: with an Old English poem about Advent. Here are the relevant lines with a modern translation taken from
the wikipedia entry on earendel.
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Originally Posted by Crist, ll. 104-108
éala éarendel engla beorhtast
ofer middangeard monnum sended
and sodfasta sunnan leoma,
tohrt ofer tunglas ţu tida gehvane
of sylfum ţe symle inlihtes.
Hail Earendel, brightest of angels,
over middle-yard to men sent,
and true radiance of the Sun
bright above the stars, every season
thou of thyself ever illuminest.
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Merry Christmas, Downers.