Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
Processional Hymn: Once in royal David's city (Descants Stephen Cleobury ) Bidding Prayer
Carol: Up! Good Christian folk and listen (Piae Cantiones);
It is the birthday of thy King (Peter Sculthorpe );
First lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-15, 17-19: A CHORISTER
Carols: Adam lay y bounden (Boris Ord);
Noel nouvelet (arr Stephen Jackson )
Second lesson: Genesis 22, VV 15-18: A CHORAL SCHOLAR
Carols: Nowell sing we (Medieval);
On Christmas night all Christians sing (arr David Willcocks )
Third lesson: Isaiah 9, VV 2, 6, 7: REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CAMBRIDGE CHURCHES
Carols: In dulci jubilo (Hieronymus Praetorius);
O little town of Bethlehem (arr Vaughan Williams)
Fourth lesson: Isaiah 11. vv l-3a, 4a, 6-9: REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY Carols: The Lamb (John Tavener );
The holly and the ivy (arr Walford Davies)
Fifth lesson: Luke 1, vv 26-35,38: DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Carols: I sing of a maiden (Lennox Berkeley);
Joys seven (arr Cleobury);
Sixth lesson: Luke 2, w 1,3-7:
A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE STAFF
Carols: A virgin most pure (arr Charles Wood);
I saw three ships (arr Philip Ledger);
Seventh lesson: Luke 2, vv 8-16: A FELLOW
Carols: In the bleak mid-winter (Harold Darke);
While shepherds watched (Este's Psalter)
Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2, vv 1-11: vice PROVOST
Carols: The three kings (arr Ivor Atkins);
Sir Christemasse (Michael Ball)
Ninth lesson: John 1, vv 1-14: PROVOST
Hymn: O come, all ye faithful
Collect and Blessing
Hymn: Hark! the herald-angels sing
Chorale Prelude upon 'In dulci jubilo' (Bach)
Organ Scholar PETER BARLEY
Director of Music STEPHEN CLEOBURY.
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