The annotated O pueblecito de Belén

Why would a popular Christmas carol have a sentence with a word order such as "Nacido el Mesías ha"? What does that word derredor, not listed in my paperback dictionary, mean? And what kind of a verb form is proclamad? If you've found the Spanish-language version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" difficult to understand, here's some help. These grammar and vocabulary notes, the second in a series, are designed for both personal and classroom study. Learn more...