What Advent treats await us in the parish advent calendar today? It’s Carol and Tom singing “While Shepherds Watched” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, followed by Michael Knaggs reading “Candles Banish Darkness” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 17
The trouble with writing about a seasonally appropriate piece of music each month is that there is far more Advent/Christmas/Epiphany music than there are suitable months in the year. So, this month I’m stretching a point. The season Christmas begins on Christmas Day and lasts until Candlemas, 40 days later, so despite technically having moved into Epiphany, here is a beautiful Christmas carol written by John Rutter in 1988 … More Angels’ Carol – John Rutter (b. 1945)
Today is the twelfth day of Christmas, and our choir reminds us of the imminent arrival of the Wise Men, as well as singing about all those gifts … More The 12th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the eleventh day of Christmas, and our choir reminds us of the imminent arrival of the Wise Men, as well as singing about all those gifts … More The 11th Day of Christmas
Today is the tenth day of Christmas, and our choir reminds us of the imminent arrival of the Wise Men, as well as singing about all those gifts … More The 10th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the ninth day of Christmas, and our choir sings about all those gifts: … More The 9th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the eighth day of Christmas, and so our choir sings for us about all those gifts. … More The 8th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the seventh day of Christmas, and so our choir sings for us about those gifts. … More The 7th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the fifth day of Christmas, and so our choir sings for us about those gifts. … More The 6th Day of Christmas 2023/4
Today is the fourth day of Christmas, and so our choir sings for us about those gifts … More The 4th Day of Christmas 2023/4
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