Today is the 2nd day of Christmas (also known as Boxing Day in the UK, St Stephen’s Day elsewhere) and we have some seasonal treats for you. Firstly, the choir presents “Good King Wenceslas” (which mentions the feast of Stephen), and then “The Second Day of Christmas” … More The 2nd Day of Christmas 2023/4
This article first appeared in the December 2020 edition of our parish magazine. It has been said that if you want to give God a good laugh, tell him your five-year plan. That’s not to say that we shouldn’t have dreams, goals or plans. Just that we have no idea what’s around the corner, and … More Adam Lay Ybounden (Trad, arr. Warlock)
Christmas Day is the first day of Christmas, and today we offer you “O Come all ye faithful” – with the special final verse for Christmas Day, “Christmas Magic”, read by Rev Sue, and “The First Day of Christmas” sung by our choir … More The 1st Day of Christmas 2023/4
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
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
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
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
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
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Rev Sue reads for us “A Villager” by Rachel Mann, and our choir sings the traditional favourite, “Once in Royal David’s City” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 20
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today our choir sings for us “One Winter’s Night”, Douglas Coombes’ new arrangement of a traditional German carol, and then Tom and Carol sing for us Bob Chilcott’s arrangement of Christina Rosetti’s words, “Mid-Winter” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 19
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