25 December 2014
| Entrance | Once in royal David's city |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 97 | All the ends of the earth (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Sing we the Virgin Mary (Niles) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Christmas (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | All the ends of the earth (mtgf) |
| Communion | Child of my heart (Scottish arr. Hagen) |
| Away in a manger | |
| Final | O little town of Bethlehem |
Both Mass during the night and at 11am were full - I would suggest more than our usual congregation.This will partly because outside term time we gain those who may usually go to the evening Mass but as well as regulars having families staying we also a fair number of the less frequent locals and former students.
I realised that I need to make a list of our Christmas repertoire as we fall on various pieces each year with different choir members having their favourites. And each we add a couple of new pieces or perhaps resurrect. Child of my heart is a Marty Haugen arrangement of a Scottish tune which also used by the Iona Community. Where the Iona version (Cloth for the cradle) is lively; this is a gentle lullaby. It is probably 20 years since I last used it but it is a lovely melody. On re-looking I find I want to tweak the words for either sentimentality or what is possibly dated cliché — but a lot of Christmas music would be at risk in the light of those comments.
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