Carols & Readings

Celebrate!
A feast of music and words for Christmas

Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December 2013
St George's Bristol

Christopher Finch - Conductor
Nigel Nash - Piano

Programme

PART 1

Choir: O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridsen
Reading: A Bell - Clinton Scollard
Choir: In dulci jubilo - J S Bach
Everyone: God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Choir: Coventry Carol - arr. Jonathan Rathbone
  Bethlehem Down - Warlock
  We three kings - arr. Allwood
Reading: The sheepdog - U A Fanthorpe
Choir: Fantasia on Christmas carols - Vaughan Williams
Everyone: In the bleak midwinter
Reading: The Eve of Christmas - James Kirkup
Choir God is with us - Tavener


PART 2

Reading: Ban and Blessing - Anon
Choir Gaudete - Trad
  Where riches is everlastingly - Chilcott
Reading: 'Twas the night before Christmas
Choir Silent Night - arr. Jonathan Rathbone
  Away in a manger - Chilcott
Everyone: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Choir Rise up shepherd - Chilcott
  The Virgin Mary had a baby boy - Burton
  Mary had a baby - Williams
Reading: Talking Turkeys!!
Choir: The twelve days of Christmas - arr. Carter

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