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1. Organ - Jean Langlais - La Nativite from 'Poemes Evangeliques'
2. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'In Dulci Jubilo'
3. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'O Hail This Brightest Day Of Days'
4. Hymn - Once in royal David's city (Irby)
5. Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Grace
6. Carol - anonymous - Verbum caro
7. Lesson 1
8. Carol - Philip Ledger - Adam lay ybounden
9. Lesson 2
10. Carol - John Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
11. Lesson 3
12. Carol - Thomas Morley - Lirum Lirum
13. Hymn - O little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)
14. Lesson 4
15. Carol - arr Reginald Jacques - The Holly and the Ivy
16. Lesson 5
17. Carol - arr Reginald Jacques - Linden Tree Carol
18. Hymn - God rest you merry, gentlemen (God Rest You Merry)
19. Lesson 6
20. Carol - Leo Nestor - A child is born
21. Lesson 7
22. Carol - Richard R Terry - Myn Lyking
23. Carol - John Rutter - Christmas Night
24. Hymn - While shepherds watched their flocks (Winchester Old)
25. Lesson 8
26. Carol - Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
27. Lesson 9
28. Hymn - O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles)
29. Nativity Collects
30. Hymn - Hark! The herald angels sing! (Mendelssohn)
31. Blessing
32. Organ - Marcel Dupre - Chorale Prelude on 'In Dulci Jubilo'
33. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'From Heaven Above To Earth I Come'

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1. Organ - Jean Langlais - La Nativite from 'Poemes Evangeliques'
2. Introit - Edward C Bairstow - Jesu, the very thought of Thee
3. Hymn - At the Name of Jesus (King's Weston)
4. Hymn - Angels we have heard on high (Gloria)
5. Psalm - 147:13-21 Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem
6. Hymn - To the Name of our salvation (Oriel)
7. Offering - arr Reginald Jacques - The Holly and the Ivy
8. Doxology - Praise God from whom all blessings flow (Old 100th)
9. Sanctus - David Hurd
10. Organ
11. Communion - Healey Willan - O how sweet
12. Hymn - Savior, again to thy dear Name we raise (Ellers)
13. Hymn - The first Nowell (The first Nowell)
14. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'In Thee Is Gladness'

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1. Prelude - Giovanni Gabrieli - Hodie Christus Natus Est
2. Prelude - Tony Steve - Christmas Suite 1 for brass and percussion
3. Prelude - Pietro Yon - Gesu Bambino
4. Hymn - O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles)
5. Hymn - Hark! the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn)
6. Psalm - 96 Sing to the Lord a new song
7. Hymn - It came upon the midnight clear (Carol)
8. Acclamation - David N Johnson - Fanfare in B flat
9. Offering - Leo Nestor - A child is born
10. Doxology - Praise God from whom all blessings flow (Old 100th)
11. Sursum Corda - Mozarabic chant
12. Sanctus - David Hurd
13. Communion - George Frederick Handel - Excerpts from 'Messiah'
14. Communion - arr Reginald Jacques - Linden Tree Carol
15. Communion - arr John Rutter - Christmas Night
16. Hymn - O little town of Bethlehem (St Louis)
17. Hymn - Silent night (Stille Nacht)
18. Hymn - Joy to the world! (Antioch)
19. Postlude - Michael Praetorius - In Dulci Jubilo

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1. Hark! The herald angel sings
2. What child is this?
3. Still, still, still; Ding dong! Merrily on high
4. God rest ye merry, gentlemen
5. It came upon a midnight clear; O holy night
6. O come, O come, Emmanuel
7. We three Kings of Orient are
8. Go tell it on the mountain
9. Carol of the Bells
10. Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
11. Angels we have heard on high
12. The Christmas Song
13. Skating
14. O Tannenbaum
15. Christmas Time is here
16. Silent Night

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1. Organ - Dietrich Buxtehude - Magnificat noni toni
2. Antiphons - plainsong - 'O Emmanuel; O Wisdom'
3. Hymn - Blest be the King whose coming (Valet Will Ich Dir Geben)
4. Magnificat - Betty Carr Pulkingham - from 'Cathedral of the Isles'
5. Psalm - 80:1-7 Hear, O Shepherd of Israel
6. Hymn - O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
7. Magnificat - Healey Willan - Service in B flat
8. Doxology - Praise God from whom all blessings flow (Old 100th)
9. Sursum Corda - plainsong
10. Sanctus - David Hurd
11. Communion - J S Bach - Suscepit Israel, from 'Magnificat'
12. Organ
13. Antiphon and Prose - plainsong - 'Comfort ye, comfort ye my people'
14. Communion - Charles Wood - The Lamb
15. Organ
16. Hymn - Lo! He comes (Helmsley)
17. Organ - Kenneth Walton - Chorale Prelude on 'St Thomas'

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1. Tower bells
2. Organ - Kenneth Walton - Chorale Prelude on 'Veni, Veni Emmanuel'
3. Antiphons - plainsong - 'O Dayspring; O King of the Nations'
4. Magnificat - Betty Carr Pulkingham - from 'Cathedral of the Isles'
5. Canticle - 9 The First Song Of Isaiah
6. Organ
7. Antiphon and Prose - plainsong - 'Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord'
8. Communion - John Joubert - There is no rose
9. Organ

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1. Tower bells
2. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'Once He Came In Blessing', BWV 724
3. Antiphons - plainsong - 'O Root of Jesse; O Key of David'
4. Hymn - Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding (Merton)
5. Magnificat - Betty Carr Pulkingham - from 'Cathedral of the Isles'
6. Canticle - 16 The Song of Zechariah
7. Hymn - O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel), vv 1-4
8. Offering - Colin Mawby - Jesus Christ, the apple tree
9. Doxology - Praise God from whom all blessings flow (Old 100th)
10. Sanctus - David Hurd
11. Organ
12. Antiphon and Prose - plainsong - 'We have sinnned and are as an unclean thing'
13. Communion - John Brian McAnuff - This is the truth
14. Organ
15. Hymn - Rejoice! rejoice, believers (Llangoffan)
16. Organ - Paul Manz - Prelude on 'Sleepers, Wake!', antiphonally

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1. Tower bells
2. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'Come Now, Savior Of The Gentiles' (ornamented)
3. Organ - Dietrich Buxtehude - Chorale Prelude on 'Come Now, Savior Of The Gentiles'
4. Organ - Johannes Brahms - Chorale Prelude on 'Behold A Rose Breaks Into Bloom'
5. Introit - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Advent Matins Responsory
6. Hymn - Lo! He comes, with clouds descending (Helmsley)
7. Lesson 1 - God commissions Isaiah to be the Prophet of the Advent - Isaiah 6:1-11
8. Carol - G R Woodward - 'Twas in the year
9. Hymn - Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding (Merton)
10. Lesson 2 - The Prophet proclaims the good news to a people in exile - Isaiah 35:1-10
11. Carol - John Joubert - There is no rose
12. Lesson 3 - The Prophet foretells the coming of the Lord and the increase of his kingdom - Zechariah 2:10-13
13. Carol - Colin Mawby - Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
14. Hymn - On Jordan's bank (Winchester New)
15. Lesson 4 - The Angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary - Luke 1:23-38
16. Carol - Edmund Rubbra - That virgin's child
17. Lesson 5 - The Blessed Virgin Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth - Luke 1:39-56
18. Carol - John Brian McAnuff - This is the truth
19. Organ - J S Bach, - Wachet auf
20. Carol - Jacob Praetorius - Wachet auf
21. Lesson 6 - St. Matthew tells of the coming birth of Jesus - Matthew 1:18-23
22. Carol - Paul Manz - E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
23. Carol - Charles Wood - The Lamb
24. Carol - K Lee Scott - The wilderness will rejoice
25. Vesper Responsory
26. Hymn - The Lord will come and not be slow (York)
27. Lord's Prayer
28. Prayers and Blessing
29. Hymn - Hark! The glad sound! (Richmond)
30. Organ - Paul Manz - Chorale Prelude on 'Comfort, Comfort Ye My People'
31. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'Come Now, Savior Of The Gentiles' (Organo Pleno)

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1. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'Sleepers, Wake!'
2. Antiphons - plainsong - 'O Wisdom; O Adonai'
3. Hymn - Sleepers, Wake! (Wachet Auf)
4. Magnificat - Betty Carr Pulkingham - from 'Cathedral of the Isles'
5. Psalm - simplified Anglican chant - 25;1-9 'To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul'
6. Hymn - O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel), vv 1-2
7. Offering - Paul Manz - E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
8. Doxology - Praise God from whom all blessings flow (Old 100th)
9. Sanctus - David Hurd
10. Organ
11. Antiphon and Prose - plainsong - 'Be not wroth very sore, O Lord'
12. Communion - Edmund Rubbra - That virgin's child
13. Organ - Johannes Brahms - Chorale Prelude on 'Behold A Rose Breaks Into Bloom'
14. Hymn - Hark the glad sound! (Richmond)
15. Organ - J S Bach - Chorale Prelude on 'Come Now, Savior Of The Gentiles' (Orgelbuchlein)

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1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
   Prelude and Fugue in b minor, BWV 544
2. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
   Excerpts from "Sonata III in A"
   1) Con moto maestoso
   2) Andante
3. Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
   Psalm Prelude, Op. 32 No. 3
4. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
   Excerpt from "La Nativite du Seigneur (The Birth of Christ)"
   1) Dieu Parmi Nous (God Among Us)
5. Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)
   Prelude sur l'Introit de l'Epiphanie (Prelude on the Epiphany Introit)
6. Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
   Excerpt from "Le Chemin de la Croix (The Stations of the Cross)"
   1) Jesus meurt sur la Croix (Jesus dies on the Cross)
7. Charles-Marie Widor (1845-1937)
   Excerpt from "Symphonie Romane"
   1) Moderato
8. Maurice Durufle
   Choral Varie sur le Theme du "Veni Creator" (Choral Variations on the theme "Veni Creator")
   1) Andante religioso
   2) Poco meno lento
   3) Allegretto
   4) Andante espressivo
   5) Allegro
9. Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
   Excerpt from "Trois Paraphrases Gregoriennes"
   1) Hymne d'Action de Grace "Te Deum" (Hymn of Praise "Te Deum")

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1. Prelude - John Scofield - I'll Catch You
2. Music - de Rose and Shefter - The Lamp Is Low
3. Music - Victor Feldman - Azule Serape
4. Hymn - I want to walk as a child of the light (Houston)
5. Music - Eddie Daniels - Waltz For Mirabau
6. Postlude - Antonio Carlos Jobim - Antigua

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