Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Rev Sue reads for us a meditation of a resident of Jerusalem by Nick Fawcett. Afterwards, Maggie’s Music Makers sing for us “Silent Night” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 12
About a year ago, the members of Maggie’s Music Makers began working on four movements of Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carol’s”. This is challenging music, and they worked hard. During the 2022 Christmas services three of the chosen movements were ready to be sung. I have written about “This Little Babe” and “As Dew in Aprille” earlier this year. The third is “Deo Gracias”, which translates as “thanks be to God … More Deo Gracias – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today our brother Peter reads for us “The Donkey’s Story”, and then Carol and Tom offer us “Away in a Manger” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 11
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today our talented musicians (three Toms and a Carol!) offer us “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and an instrumental version of “O Holy Night” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 10
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Tom and Carol P sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, but first, Carol O reads for us “In Silence” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 9
One of my favourite mantras used in these monthly articles that carols are not just for Christmas. They are also for Advent, Epiphany, Lent and Easter. I may be stretching a point, but this piece is here in January to represent the flight to Egypt, and the fragility of a new-born baby, sent to be God’s warrior … More This Little Babe – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you drummers drumming. Looking ahead to Epiphany, we also bring you “Song of the Wise Men”, sung by Maggie’s Music Makers … More The Twelfth Day of Christmas
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you pipers piping. Looking ahead to Epiphany, we also bring you “Wise Men, They Came”, sung by Carol and Tom … More The Eleventh Day of Christmas
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you lords a-leaping. Looking ahead to Epiphany, we also bring you “We Three Kings”, sung by Maggie’s Music Makers … More The Tenth Day of Christmas
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you ladies dancing … More The Ninth Day of Christmas
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