The 5th Day of Christmas 2024
December 29, 2024
What else could we give you on the fifth day of Christmas than five gold rings? … More The 5th Day of Christmas 2024
Tag: Twelve Days of Christmas
The 4th Day of Christmas 2024
December 28, 2024
Our gift to you for the fourth day of Christmas is of course four calling birds … More The 4th Day of Christmas 2024
The 3rd Day of Christmas 2024
December 27, 2024
On the third day of Christmas our gift to you is of course three French hens. This is also the day on which we mark the Massacre of the Innocents by Herod – recounted for you in the hauntingly beautiful Coventry Carol … More The 3rd Day of Christmas 2024
The 2nd Day of Christmas 2024
December 26, 2024
On the second day of Christmas 2024 our gift to you is of course two turtle doves. Also known as “Boxing Day” (in the UK) and St Stephen’s Day (elsewhere), we also celebrate Good King Wenceslas, and the fact that this is indeed the most Wonderful Time of the Year … More The 2nd Day of Christmas 2024
The 1st Day of Christmas 2024
December 25, 2024
On this the first day of Christmas 2024 we wish you a blessed festive season. Our first Christmas gift to you is of course a partridge in a pear tree, followed by Rev Sue reading “Christmas Magic”, and our choir will sing for you “O Come all ye Faithful”, with the glorious final verse, sung only on Christmas Day … More The 1st Day of Christmas 2024
5 January 2022: the 12th day of Christmas
January 5, 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
4 January 2022: the 11th day of Christmas
January 4, 2022
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
3 January 2022: the 10th day of Christmas
January 3, 2022
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
2 January 2022: the 9th day of Christmas
January 2, 2022
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
New Year’s Day 2022: the 8th day of Christmas
January 1, 2022
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
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 