Celebrate!A feast of music and words for Christmas
Celebrate!Christopher Finch - Conductor
Nigel Nash - Piano
PART 1 |
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| Reading: | Bird of Dawning - from Act I, Scene 1, Hamlet - William Shakespeare |
| Choir: | Still, still, still - trad. arr. A Gant |
| O Jesulein süss - J S Bach | |
| Everyone: | It came upon a midnight clear |
| Choir: | Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Jan Sandström / Praetorius |
| Reading: | The Holy Night - Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| Choir: | This is the Truth - from 'On Christmas Night' Bob Chilcott |
| O little town - Bob Chilcott | |
| Everyone: | Ding Dong Merrily on High |
| Choir: | I am the day - Jonathan Dove |
| Reading: | Farmer Shiner's House - Thomas Hardy |
| Choir: | Sweet was the song - from ‘On Christmas Night’ Bob Chilcott |
| Rejoice and be merry - Bob Chilcott | |
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| Choir: | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - John Gardner |
| See amid the winter's snow - Caswell arr. D Wilcocks | |
| Reading: | O come all ye faithful - Wendy Cope |
| Choir: | Noël nouvelet - trad. arr. S Jackson |
| Riu, riu chiu - Mateo Fletcha | |
| Reading: | Just doing my job - Clare Bevan |
| Choir: | What sweeter music - John Rutter |
| Jingle Bells - Pierpoint arr. Ralph Allwood | |
| Reading: | Is Santa a woman? - Anon. |
| Everyone: | Hark the herald angels sing |
| Choir: | Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Martin & Blane arr. P Gritton |
| The Christmas song - Tormé arr. P Gritton | |
| Mary's Boy Child - Hairston arr. P Gritton |