Howells: Here is the Little Door

Bennett, R R:

Out of your sleep

There is no rose

That younge child

Sweet was the song

Susanni

Byrt:

All and some

Gregorian Chant:

O radix Iesse

O magnum misterium

Ave Maria

Hodie Christus natus est

Puer natus est nobis

Reges Tharsis

Verbum caro factum est

Howells:

A Spotless Rose

Sing Lullaby

Here is the Little Door

Leighton:

Of a rose is all my song

A Hymn of the Nativity

An ode of the birth of our Saviour

The Star-song

Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, Op. 25b

Walton:

What cheer?

Warlock:

As dew in Aprylle

Bethlehem Down

I saw a fair maiden

Lullaby my Jesus

Benedicamus Domino

A Cornish Carol

Wishart:

Alleluya! A new work is come on hand

Howells:

Behold, O God our defender

Missa Aedis Christi

Psalm-Preludes Set 1, Op. 32: No. 1

Preludio 'Sine nomine'

Sing Lullaby

Here is the Little Door

A Spotless Rose

Paean

Where wast thou?

Duruflé:

Prelude sur l'Introit de l'Epiphanie Op. 13

Eccard:

When to the temple Mary went

Edwards, P:

No small wonder

Handl:

Omnes de Saba venient

Holst:

Nunc dimittis

Howells:

Here is the Little Door

Langlais:

Incantation pour un Jour Saint

Mendelssohn:

When Jesus our Lord (Christus)

Messiaen:

Les Mages (from La Nativité)

Poulenc:

Quem vidistis pastores

Surplice:

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning (Hymn)

Warlock:

Bethlehem Down

Benedicamus Domino

Wishart:

Alleluya! A new work is come on hand

Howells:

A Sequence for St Michael

A Hymn for St Cecilia

O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

Te Deum & Benedictus (St George's, Windsor 1952)

I love all beauteous things

Salve Regina

Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (New College Oxford)

A Spotless Rose

Sing Lullaby

Here is the Little Door

Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale, 1945)

Bach, J C F:

Gloria sei dir gesungen, from motet 'Wachet auf'

Bruckner:

Ave Maria

Gauntlett:

Once in Royal David's city

Grüber, F:

Silent Night

Head:

The Little Road to Bethlehem

Howells:

A Spotless Rose

Sing Lullaby

Here is the Little Door

Joubert:

There Is No Rose

Mendelssohn:

Hark! the herald angels sing

Niles:

I wonder as I wander

Ord:

Adam lay y-bounden

Palestrina:

Alma Redemptoris mater - 4vv

Poulenc:

O magnum mysterium

Quem vidistis pastores

Videntes stellam (Seeing the Star) from Four Motets for Christmas

Schemelli:

O Jesulein süß

trad.:

The Angel Gabriel

In Dulci Jubilo

Shepherds shake off your drowsy sleep

Adeste fideles

Rocking

Tye:

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Britten:

A New Year Carol

Darke:

In the Bleak Midwinter

Davies, Walford:

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Gardner, J:

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Gauntlett:

Once in Royal David's city

(harmony by A H Mann)

Grüber, F:

Silent Night

(arr. Simon Morley)

Howells:

Here is the Little Door

Kirkpatrick:

Away in a Manger

(arr. David Willcocks)

Mendelssohn:

When Jesus our Lord (Christus)

Parsons, R:

Ave Maria

Poston:

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Poulenc:

Quem vidistis pastores

O magnum mysterium

Tavener:

The Lamb

trad.:

Sussex Carol

I saw three ships

(arr. Philip Marshall)

Noël nouvelet

(arr. Stephen Jackson)

Little Jesus, sweetly sleep ('Rocking')

(arr. Andrew Nethsingha)

Warlock:

Benedicamus Domino

Bethlehem Down

Cornelius:

The Three Kings

Davies, Walford:

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Gauntlett:

Once in Royal David's city

(arr. Willcocks)

Grüber, F:

Silent Night

(arr. Barry Rose)

Head:

The Little Road to Bethlehem

Howells:

A Spotless Rose

Sing Lullaby

Here is the Little Door

Sandstrøm, J:

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Simeone:

The Little Drummer Boy

(arr. John McCarthy)

Tavener:

The Lamb

trad.:

Of the Father's heart begotten

(arr. Willcocks)

Ding dong! merrily on high

(harm. Charles Wood)

Riu, riu chiu

Sussex Carol

(arr. Willcocks)

I wonder as I wander (arr. Rutter)

Wade:

O come, all ye faithful

(descant Barry Rose)

Warlock:

Benedicamus Domino

Adam lay ybounden

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! (Hymn)

anon.:

Coventry Carol

Bingham:

Epiphany

Byrd:

Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles

Senex puerum portabat (from Gradualia 1605)

Cornelius:

The Three Kings

(Jonathan Arnold baritone)

Dearnley:

The growing limbs of God the Son (Hymn)

(Robert Rice baritone)

Handl:

Omnes de Saba venient

Holst:

Nunc dimittis

(Flann Corcoran treble, Mervyn Collins tenor)

Howells:

Here is the Little Door

Marenzio:

Tribus miraculis

Mendelssohn:

When Jesus our Lord (Christus)

(Roy Rashbrook tenor, Timothy Jones baritone, Robert Rice bass)

Ouseley:

From the rising of the sun

Surplice:

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning (Hymn)

Wesley, S:

Ascribe unto the Lord

(Christopher Royall alto, Roy Rashbrook tenor, Jon English tenor, Julian Clarkson bass)

Bennett, R R:

Out of your sleep

Darke:

In the bleak midwinter

Gauntlett:

Once in royal david's city

Howells:

A spotless rose

Here is the little door

Leighton:

Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, Op. 25b

Mathias:

A babe is born

Niles:

I wonder as I wander

Rossiter:

The angel Gabriel

trad.:

Adam lay y bounden

Ding dong! merrily on high

The holly and the ivy

Sussex Carol

This is the truth

A Virgin most pure

In dulci jubilo

There is no rose of such virtue

Rocking Carol

Wassail Carol

Wade:

O come, all ye faithful

Wishart:

Alleluya! A new work is come on hand

Readings:

Robert Bridges, Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913

Shakespeare, Hamlet, Marcello's Speech (Act 1, Sc. 1)

Dylan Thomas, Memories of Christmas (extract)

Thomas Hardy, The Oxen

Saunders Lewis, Carol (Amlyn ac Amig)

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (extract)

Laurie Lee, Christmas Landscape

Arthur:

Tua Bethlem Dref

Davies, Walford:

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Gardner, J:

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Gauntlett:

Once in Royal David's city

Hoddinott:

Fendigaid Nos

Howells:

Here is the Little Door

Lewis, G:

Tawel Nos

Mathias:

Bell Carol

Sweet Was the Song

Mendelssohn:

Hark! the herald angels sing

Poston:

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

trad.:

Mary had a baby

Christmas Night (French melody)

The First Nowell

De Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Still, still, still

Ar fore dydd Nadolig (traditional Welsh)

Wade:

O come, all ye faithful