Assertion: carol | /r/HasProperty | secular tale
Facets:
value: a secular celebration
type: OTHER
value: in content
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: For most critics make the careless and erroneous assertion that "A Christmas Carol" is a secular tale and the Dickens Christmas is a secular celebration.
text: Up to the late 19th century, the singing of Christmas carols was normally performed by singers visiting people's houses, and carols — generally considered to be secular in content — had been excluded from Christian worship.
text: But why would the critics still persist, contrary to all the evidence, that "A Christmas Carol" is a secular tale and the Dickens Christmas a secular celebration?