Good King Wenceslas is a traditional carol that gets sung most years during the Christmas season. Have you ever thought about the words whilst singing them? It’s a narrative song, with elements of dialogue … More Good King Wenceslas: Words JM Neale (1818-66), melody from Piae Caniones (1582) arr. Willcocks
Many of you will know that I have spent a few days recently at the Hotel Christie due to a little cocktail mix of chemo, flu jab, COVID booster and a drain procedure compounded a low immune system. I am fine now! … More Gaudete Sunday
Originally a hit for Little Peggy March in 1963, this song was made popular once more in 1992 when it was included in Sister Act, as Whoopi Goldberg led a chorus of singing nuns … More I Will Follow Him (Music Stole & Roma, Lyrics Norman & Altman)
Wise men travelled from lands afar guided only by a bright star – and their faith – to deliver their precious gifts to the infant Jesus. These were of course gold (symbolising royalty), frankincense (symbolising the priesthood) and myrrh (foretelling the death and resurrection of our lord) … More Epiphany 2022
A warm welcome the last of the 2021/22 Twelve Days of Christmas! “Twelfth Night” marks the end of the Christmas festival, ahead of Epiphany which begins tomorrow. The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol … More 5 January 2022: the 12th day of Christmas
A warm welcome back to the 2021/22 Twelve Days of Christmas! The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol … More 4 January 2022: the 11th day of Christmas
A warm welcome back to the 2021/22 Twelve Days of Christmas! The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol … More 3 January 2022: the 10th day of Christmas
A warm welcome back to the 2021/22 Twelve Days of Christmas! The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol: … More 2 January 2022: the 9th day of Christmas
Happy New Year, and a warm welcome back to the 2021/22 Twelve Days of Christmas! New Year’s Day is of course the 7th day of Christmas. The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol … More New Year’s Day 2022: the 8th day of Christmas
Welcome to the 2021 Twelve Days of Christmas! New Year’s Eve is of course the 7th day of Christmas. The theology of the 12 gifts was explained in last year’s blog posts, so this year we have a set of daily puzzles for you, based on the carol: … More New Year’s Eve: the 7th day of Christmas
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 