Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24
4 p.m. - A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A liturgy of readings, congregational carols, and choral anthems sung by the Boys & Girls Choir and Parish Choir.
The music for the liturgy is:
Sussex Carol - arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)
The Truth From Above - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - John Gardner (1917-2011)
Angelus ad virginem - Matthew Martin (b.1976)
There is No Rose of Such Virtue - Simon Preston (1938-2022)
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol - John Rutter (b. 1945)
Bethlehem Down - Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
(10:30 p.m. - Musical Prelude)
A prelude of choral anthems, congregational carols, and organ music.
11 p.m. - Solemn High Mass of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Solemn High Mass with Procession to the Creche, chant and incense, choral music and carols
Sermon by Mother Nora Johnson
The music for the Mass is:
Messe de minuit pour Noël, H.9 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
O magnum mysterium - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
There is No Rose of Such Virtue - Jonathan Lane (b.1958)
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25
10 a.m. - Choral High Mass of the Incarnation
Sermon by Father David Cobb
The music for the Mass is:
Missa Princeps Pacis - William Lloyd Webber (1914-1982)
The Blessed Son of God - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The Holly and the Ivy - H. Walford Davies (1869-1941)