25 December 2009
| Entrance | Once in royal David's city |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriels (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 97 | All the ends of the earth (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Carol at Bethlehem Cave (Spanish arr. Christopher Walker) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Mass of Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Behold the Lamb (Iona) |
| Communion | Sing we the Virgin Mary (Niles arr. mtgf) |
| Away in a manger | |
| Final | O little town of Bethlehem |
The core singers and organists return to sing on Christmas Morning — it usually seems as though we have hardly left the chapel but it is good to provide a 'full set' of music for those who come in the morning.
Christopher Walker's Carol at Bethlehem Cave is based on a Spanish Villancico and is delightful. Sing we the Virgin Mary shares similar origins to I wonder as I wander. First published as an anonymous Applachian folk carol which scholars thought to be survivors of medieval texts they are now considered to be the work of John Jacob Niles. The question of authenticity is not a bar to the charm of the piece. The arrangement is simple - the accompaniment has what I think of as a 'Biedermeier' quality and the four parts are built up one by one: S, SA, SAT, SATB over the four verses.
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