Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 4
December 4, 2024
Our advent journey continues today with the choir singing for us “Veni, Veni Emmanuel” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 4
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Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 3
December 3, 2024
Today our parish choir sings for us a setting of the ancient advent carol “Adam lay Ybounden” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 3
Leave them wanting more
December 3, 2024
The other day, I had a nostalgic moment when I received an Advent calendar through the post. It was one of the old-fashioned ones, where behind each flap is just a little picture—no gifts, no trinkets. I’ve heard of people receiving Advent calendars with teabags, or ones filled with toiletries or toys. There’s even one with little bottles of gin for the odd days and tonic for the even days. But the most universal Advent calendar gift is, of course, chocolate. Most people love chocolate and there are good reasons for this … More Leave them wanting more
Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 2
December 2, 2024
Our parish choir helps us on our advent journey by singing for us the advent anthem “Advent to Christmas” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 2
Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 1
December 1, 2024
Our musicians Carol and Tom begin our shared Advent journey with the ancient carol, the Advent Prose … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 1
Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 24
December 24, 2023
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today it’s the all-time favourite, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, followed by “The Christmas Song” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 24
Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 23
December 23, 2023
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Maggie’s Music Makers sing for us a medley of popular Christmas carols, after which Tom, Jennifer and Carol sing “As Dew in Aprille”, from Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 23
Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 22
December 22, 2023
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Tom and Carol are joined by Jennifer for “O Holy Night”. Maggie’s Music Makers then sing for us “Shine, Jesus, Shine” by candlelight, and we finish with Tom and Carol singing “A Maiden Most Gentle” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 22
Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 21
December 21, 2023
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Regular readers of this blog may know that our MD is a qualified ski coach with a penchant for snow, so today Tom and Carol offer us “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” followed by “Let it Snow!” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 21
Mary’s Decision
December 21, 2023
No one ever listens to girls. Not in my world. No one listens when we have something to say. No one believes us when something amazing happens. No one believes us when we get used and abused … More Mary’s Decision
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