25 December 2012
| Carol | Once in royal David's city |
| Choir | O radiant dawn (James MacMillan) |
| Carol | While Shepherds watched |
| Choir | Sing we the Virgin Mary (Appalachian) |
| Carol | O little town of Bethlehem |
| Choir | Alma redemptoris mater (Palestrina) |
| Entrance | O come all ye faithful |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriels (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 95 | Today a Saviour (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury (Christopher Walker) |
| Profession of Faith | Credo III (with Et incarnatus est by Josquin) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Shepherd's Cradle Hymn (Bavarian arr. MacPherson) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Christmas (Ebeling arr. mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Word became flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | Night of Silence (Daniel Kantor) |
| Silent Night | |
| Final | Hark the herald angels |
| Voluntary | Dieu parmi nous (Messiaen) |
I miscalculated the order of items in the pre-Mass section - and so we swapped around Sing we the Virgin and Alma redemptoris to allow time to move from piano to choir. In the event our mature thurifer decided to start the Entrance procession before we have even started the Palestrina at about 11.55. This meant the ministers heard it as they stood by the crib and before we sang the entrance hymn. On second performance I appreciated the Macmillan more - it certainly sings well.
The major innovation this year was Credo III. This was in part to mark the Year of Faith. It is, also with the interpolation from Josquin (it is only recently I discovered it comes from Missa Pange Lingua), a manageable way to allow time for the genuflection at Et incarnatus est.
The Lamb of God is based on All my heart this night rejoices, this year I decided to omit the repeat by all of 'have mercy…' and just bring the congregation in at that point - having done the setting for a couple of years it seemed to work.
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