It has also been suggested the praecentus sang half of the stanzas or the complete stanzas, while the choir would have repeated them. This kind of performance has been found written down in some older editions of similar material. As this doubling of the cantus by a praecentus has been applied also in two other editions by composers, who like Borremans, worked in Brussels, we seem to encounter a typical Brussels variation on the theme of the Cantiones Natalitiae.
This approach involves the praecentus singing either half or all of the stanzas, while the choir repeats them. This type of performance is documented in older versions of similar works. Moreover, this practice has been applied to other compositions by composers from Brussels, who worked alongside Borremans, suggesting that we are dealing with a typical variation on the theme of the Cantiones Natalitiae.