11pm Mass in the Night Preludes: Noel Kyrie (organ, trumpet, violin), Franck / arr. MJM Angels We Have Heard on High, arr. MJM Dixit Maria, Hassler In the Bleak Midwinter, Holst Begin television broadcast and broastcast on radio and internet Preludes continue: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, arr. Willcocks Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful, arr. Willcocks Proclamation - arr. Esguerra Procession: Dominus Dixit, Mode II Kyrie from Missa super Dixit Maria, Hassler Gloria VIII Psalm, Mode II, Esguerra Alleluia, Mode VIII from the Simplex, verse by Weber Offertory Proper - English Offertory Hymn - Away in a Manger Motet - Resonet in Laudibus, Lasso Sanctus - Missa super Dixit Maria, Hassler Benedictus from Sanctus VIII Agnus Dei VIII (first two invocations) Agnus Dei - Missa super Dixit Maria, Hassler (last invocation) Communion - In Splendoribus, Mode VI (Latin and English by Bartlett) Violin and Organ on In Splendoribus theme Motet: O Magnum Mysterium, Lauridsen Recessional Hymn: Hark the Herald Angels Sing, arr. Willcocks Postlude: Sortie pour Noel (organ, trumpet, violin), Franck / arr. MJM
Midnight Mass, Mass in the Night Carols (11:15PM) Infant Holy, Infant Lowly What Child is This O Little Town of Bethlehem The First Noel It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Deck the Hall Angels We Have Heard On High Hodie, Christus Natus Est (Chant) Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming Hark the Harold Angels Sing MASS (Midnight) Proclamation Entrance Antiphon - The Lord Said to Me (Lumen Christi Simple Gradual) at manger O Come All Ye Faithful Ordinary (Mass of Chirst the Savior) Responsorial Psalm - Olstat (OCP Respond and Acclaim) Alleluia - 1956 Liber Usualis (Midnight Mass) into Alleluia from Respond and Acclaim Offertory Antiphon - Let the Heavens Rejoice (LCSG) Once in Royal David's City Communion Antiphon - In the Splendor of the Holy Ones (LCSG) Communion Motet - O Magnum Mysterium - Victoria Meditation - Silent Night Recessional - Joy to the World
Dec. 21 Advent 4 Gabriel Hassler: Dixit Maria** Wed. Dec. 24 Midnight Mass 10:00 for 11:30 prelude:[Puer natus/Un niño nos es nacito Pearsal: In dulci jubilo CCC] Creator of the stars of night CCH 195 4' Bogoro ditse devo Rachmaninoff 3' Lo how a rose CCH 217 3' Riu riu chiu [Mateo Flecha?] 4' Of the Father's love begotten CCH 211 4' While by my sheep anon. 17c 3' Angels we have heard on high CCH 208 4' In dulci jubilo Buxtehude 6' Pastoral from Concerto Op. 12 No. 8 Corelli 4.5'
At Midnight: Proclamation of Christmas Adeste fideles / O come CCH 202 Silent night CCH 204 O little town of Bethelem CCH 210 Hark! the herald angels sing CCH 209
Thursday, Christmas Day (10 for 11) Handel: For unto us a child is born (Messiah) Dec. 28 Holy Family nunc dimittis Gibbons: Nunc dimittis+ (Short Service)
AD 2015 Thursday Jan. 1 BVM (6:00 for 7PM) Gibbons: Magnificat+ (Short Service) [or Rachmaninov] Jan. 4 Epiphany Mendelssohn: There shall a star* Jan. 11 Baptism Schubert: Benedictus (Mass no. 5) Jan. 18 OT 2 ecce agnus Palestrina: Agnus dei (Missa Tu es Petrus) Jan. 25 OT 3 fishers Lassus: Dextera Domini+ Feb. 1 OT 4 Capernaum Gibbons: Venite+ Feb. 8 OT 5 Simon's mother in law Gibbons: Almighty and everlasting God* Feb. 15 OT 6 the leper Purcell: Thou knowest Lord* Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 Morales? Feb. 22 Lent 1(Noah) M. Franck: Heb dich weg+ March 1 Lent 2 transfiguration Marenzio: Christus Jesus splendor+ Mar. 8 Lent 3 10/cleansing A. Scarlatti: Justitiae Dom.+ Mar. 15 Lent 4 God so loved/super flumina Stainer: God so loved+ Mar. 22 Lent 5 a grain of wheat Allegri: Miserere** Mar. 31 Palm Sunday Lassus: Passion according to Mark+
* New Choir Anthem Book ** European Sacred Music + folder CCC One Hundred Carols for Choirs
Christmas Day (EF) Prelude: 2 Baroque siciliano movements for alto recorder and organ Processional: Adeste fideles Mass VIII, Credo III Gregorian Propers Offertory music: Gaudete (Piae Cantiones) communion music: In natali Domini (Specialnik Codex) Recessional: Joy to the world
Pretty much did all the choral rep at our Concert this afternoon. I'm actually "Dead Man Typing."
Guadete Christus natus est -Anon.(Kingsbury) The Huron Carol (arr. Peter Kwasniewski) Silent Night (Kwasniewski) Of the Father's Love Begotten- Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Of a Rose (Marcus Huxley) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (arr. Elizabeth Poston) Adam Lay Abounden (Douglas Kingsley) Hallelu (Stephen Paulus) Winter Song (Paulus) This Child, This King (Daniel Gawthrop)
Carols solos Ensemble: This Holy Light (Manalo) Day of Peace (Whitaker-Sullivan)
Mass setting for Christmas: "St Philip Neri" Paul Jernberg
What am I doing? Trying to recover from a cold along with a significant percentage of the choir. Cussing and fuming with little good cheer. Music?
Midnight Mass pre-mass concert at 11:30 p.m.
Wonderful Peace - Gustav Nordqvist Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Allen Koepke Of the Father's Love Begotten - Paul Wohlgemuth Still, Still, Still - Austrian Carol arr. by Norman Luboff The Infant King - Evelyn Larter While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night - Louise O. Wyman Patapan - 17th Century French carol arr. by Robert Edward Smith O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam
At the mass:
Entrance: O Come, All Ye Faithful - arr. David Willcocks Psalm: Today is born our Savior... - William Ferris Offertory: Hark the Herald Angels Sing - congregational carol Mass parts - ICEL chant mass Ordinary Communion: Silent night Recessional: Joy to the World (Filler music - Le Begue carols) Postlude: Festive Trumpet Tune - David German
Christmas Day: Recycled music from the night before.
Entrance: O Come All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) Kyrie: Mass of St. Philip Neri (Jernberg) Gloria: Mass of St. Philip Neri (Jernberg) Offertory: "Yours are the heavens..." (LCG) Sanctus: A Parish Mass (Togni) Agnus Dei: A Parish Mass (Togni) Communion Chant: "All the ends of the earth have seen..." (LCG) Communion Hymns: Nativity Carol (O'Brien), Of the Father's Love Begotten Recessional: Joy to the World
Missa Cantata for Mass during the Day, Christmas morning
Carols before Mass Once in Royal David's City (Willcocks) The Angels and The Shepherds (C.H. Trevor) In the Bleak Midwinter (Holst) The Angel Gabriel (Basque Carol) Away in the Manger (Willcocks, arr.) I Saw Three Ships (Willcocks, arr.) O Little One Sweet (Dearmer/Bach) Silent Night
Opening Hymn: O Come All Ye Faithful (Willcocks) Introit: Puer Natus Kyrie: Missa O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria) Gloria VIII Gradual: Viderunt omnes Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus Offertory: Quem Pastores Laudavere (Rutter) Sanctus and Benedictus: Missa O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria) Agnus Dei: Missa O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria) Communio: Viderunt omnes Communion: O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria) Closing: Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Willcocks)
Salieri, Maria Wiegenlied is one of my Christmas favorites. Our cantor is singing it as a prelude to a few Masses. I remember hearing it the first time and not believing it was actually Reger. Very nice program!
No, all of our Christmas Masses are in English (with Latin ordinary). There are only a handful of recent Polish immigrants in my area, most people are second, third, or, now, fourth generation, and Polish began to die out as a conversational language (despite the best efforts of cultural leaders like Msgr. A.A. Skoniecki) in the '40's, hardly anyone speaks it here any more. There are actually, believe it or not, more native French speakers in the parish than Polish.
Once in Royal David's City Lesson Vivaldi Gloria, Mvt. I Reading Vivaldi Gloria, Mvt. VI (Domine fili...) Carol: What Child Is This (With C# and D natural) Reading Song of Mary, Larry King, with handbells and organ Carol: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (with Wilcocks 3rd verse) Reading Vivaldi Gloria, Mvts. X & XI (Quoniam and final)
Mass
"Introit": Born Today, Proulx Procession: O Come all ye Faithful, Wilcocks arr. Kyrie: Kyrie "cum Jubilo" - Worship 3 # 274 Gloria: Gloria for Christmastime, Hughes/Hommerding Psalm: Psalm 96, Cerisier (GIA G-8411) Alleluia: Christmas Gospel Acclamation on Gesú Bambino (WLP) Preparation: Before the Marvel of this Night Eucharistic Acclamations: Resonet in Laudibus acclamations, Pascual "Communio": Verbum Caro, Anon. from Trinitas Communion Procession: The First Noel At the end of the procession: Peace Peace, with Silent Night Recessional: Joy to the World Postlude: Either Keith Chapman's "Bring a torch," or Craig Phillips' "Toccata on Antioch" depending on how I feel at 2am.
Preludes: what child is this- R. Purvis Away in a manger- Gilbert Martin Noel- Daquin
Opening hymn: O Come All Thee Faithful Kyrie: Chant Gloria: Proulx- Missa Simplex Psalm: Gelineau setting Alleluia: Festival Alleluia- Chepponis Preparation: Silent Night Community Mass Parts Communion: Of the Father's Love Begotten Away in a Manger (cradle hymn setting) Communion Meditation: O Holy Night (1st verse in Latin followed by 1st verse in English) Recessional: Hark the Herald Angel Sing
Saint Edward, Newark, CA Midnight Mass: Familiar carols and motets at 11:30 PM. Kalenda; "Adeste Fideles" to the Creche. "Dominus dixit" for incensing the altar. Missa "Dies sanctificatus" ... Palestrina, Lessons & Gradual sung by choirmen. Fr. Keyes chants Gospel. Credo I, proper Offertory followed by motet "Dies sanctificatus" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Sung Canon & Pater noster, Communio "In splendoribus"; "O Magnum Mysterium" ... De Victoria; "Sleeps Judea Fair" ... MacKinnon; "Alma Redemptoris Mater" ... Palestrina; The Retiring Procession: "Joy to the World"
Mass of the Day: Choral prelude: "Dies sanctificatus" ... Palestrina; "Puer natus est" proper and "Missa Dies sanctificatus"; lessons & Gradual sung; Gospel sung; after the Offertorium- Motet: "The Glory of the Father" ... Egil Hovland; after the proper communio, "O Magnum Mysterium" and "Alma Redemptoris Mater".
I haven't sung at Christmas Mass for several years now (the Director of Liturgy and Music and I had a little disagreement. Then my mom fell and broke her hip, so I couldn't make practice because my sister and I were helping take care of her.) This year, I am going to the Vigil Mass with my family this evening.
Ave Maria: Biebl (with string trio) People Look East Away in A Manger Star Carol: Rutter Hark the Herald Lully, Lulla, Lullay: Stopford
Mass
"Introit": Chant: Hodie, Christus Natus Est Procession: O Come all ye Faithful Kyrie and Gloria: Missa D'Angelis Alleluia: Russian/Ukrainian Setting Offertory: O Holy Night Proper: SEP Sanctus/Agnus Dei: Missa Angelis Communion Proper: SEP Communion Procession: Silent Night When the choir is back in the loft: O Magnum: Victoria Recessional: Joy to the World Postlude is Toccata on Il Est Ne by Bedard
For my Christmas, I was planning to finish a Mass setting in English time for the holiday. Thankfully, the translation I'm using (1929 BCP) is fairly compromising, so I can get it done.
This is what I sang with a friend's choir for an EF midnight Mass at St. Norbert's in Roxbury, WI, one of the diocesan parishes that very regularly celebrates the EF.
Prelude (11:30pm) What Child Is This Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Ring, Christmas Bells Silent Night In Dulci Jubilo - At Hour of Silent Mid-night Little Drummer Boy Three Noels Gesu Bambino Once in Royal David's City O Holy Night
Midnight Mass Propers: Dominus Dixit (men, accompanied, except the gr and al, which I sang on my own) Ordinary: Mass of the Shepherds (Yon)
Processional hymn: Angels We Have Heard on High Offertory Hymn: Adeste Fideles Communion Motets: O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria) Corde Natus Ex Parentis Ite Missa Est II (for solemn feasts) Recessional: Joy To The World Choral Postlude: Quem Pastores Laudavere
Prelude Puer natus (all 14 verses!) O Little Town (FOREST GREEN) Ding Dong Merrily on High Cantique de Noel (soprano solo accompanied by harp) Gaudete Christus est natus (from Piae Cantiones) Fantasia on Greensleeves (Vaughan Williams) In the Bleak Midwinter (Holst et al.) Hodie Christus natus est (chant)
Christmas proclamation
Midnight Mass Gregorian propers (except for offertory) Missa de Angelis Hymns at Mass: O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, Silent Night Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light (choir at communion) After the dismissal: Alma Redemptoris Mater, Hark
And I was both honored and humbled to have Kathy among the ranks in my choir this year.
Assumption Catholic Church, 4725 Mattis Road, St Louis, MO
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Vigil Mass - December 24, 2014 at 4:00 PM Children’s choir Organ prelude: Of the Father’s Love Begotten - arr. Wilbur Held Prelude 1: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - 96 Prelude 2: Go, Tell It on the Mountain - 100 Prelude 3: O Little Town of Bethlehem - 97 Processional: O Come, All Ye Faithful - 79 Kyrie: Chant Mass XVI - 853 Gloria: Heritage Mass - 886 Offertory: Angels We Have Heard on High - 82 Sanctus: Chant Mass XVIII - 855 Memorial Acclamation: Missal chant A - 10 Agnus Dei: Chant Mass XVIII - 859 Communion 1: Away in a Manger - 81 Communion 2: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - 83 Communion 3: Silent Night - 89 Recessional: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - 84
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass During the Night - December 24, 2014 at 11:00 PM Adult Choir Preludes: Shepherds, Arise! - Dan R. Edwards Do You Hear What I Hear? - Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne Noel, Noel! - Sally K. Albrecht Of the Father’s Love Begotten, arr. Wilbur Held - Ryan Murphy, organ Three Holiday Glorias - arr. Donald Moore Silent Night - Tim and Sandy Hausman, trumpet and violin Christmas Peace Canon - arr. Jean Anne Shafferman Angels’ Carol - John Rutter O Holy Night - Sandy Hausman, violin Before the Marvel of This Night - Jaroslav J. Vajda and Carl Schalk Christmas Proclamation Mass: Processional: O Come, All Ye Faithful - 79 Kyrie: Chant Mass XVI - 853 Gloria: Heritage Mass - 886 Offertory: Angels We Have Heard on High - 82 Sanctus: Chant Mass XVIII - 855 Memorial Acclamation: Missal chant A - 10 Agnus Dei: Chant Mass XVIII - 859 Communion 1: Away in a Manger - 81 Communion 2: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - 92 Communion 3: Silent Night - 89 Recessional: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - 84
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - December 25, 2014 Prelude: Of the Father’s Love Begotten - arr. Wilbur Held Processional: O Come, All Ye Faithful - 79 Kyrie: Chant Mass XVI - 853 Gloria: Heritage Mass - 886 Offertory: Angels We Have Heard on High - 82 Sanctus: Chant Mass XVIII - 855 Memorial Acclamation: Missal chant A - 10 Agnus Dei: Chant Mass XVIII - 859 Communion 1: Away in a Manger - 81 Communion 2: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - 83 Communion 3: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice - 98 (only at 10:30 AM Mass) Recessional: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - 84
Quand le Sauveur Jesus Christ, Dandrieu Toccata in F Major, BuxWV 157, D. Buxtehude Vom Himmel Hoch, Pachelbel In Dulci Jubilo, J.S. Bach Es Ist En Rose Enstsprungen, OP. 122, J. Brahms
Myn Lyking, Terry Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, E. Poston Virgin's Slumber Song, M. Reger Here Is the Little Door, H. Howells Gabriel's Message, arr. D. Wilcocks Christmas Day, G. Holst Wexford Carol, arr. Lakey Dominus Dixit, chant O Holy Night, arr. R. Clausen Messe de Minuit Pour Noel, (Agnus Dei), Charpentier In Splendoribus, chant
After seeing the wonderful programs already given here, I'm a little embarrassed about mine, but having just assumed my current post this past September, I think we did the best we could, so here it is:
St. Mary Catholic Church Tampa, FL
4:00 Vigil with Children's Choir Preludes:"Gloria III" canon (Taizé), assorted carols, organ voluntary: "Divinum Mysterium" (Wilbur Held), & "How Far Is It to Bethlehem" (arr. Cecil Lano) Entrance: "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Kyrie: ICEL chant Gloria: Mass of Wisdom (Janco) Responsorial Psalm: "Forever I Will Sing" (Leferink) Alleluia: "Advent/Christmas Gospel Acclamation" (refrain: Haas, verses tone: Proulx) Offertory: "Angels We Have Heard on High" Sanctus, Mysterium fidei, Amen: Mass of Wisdom Pater noster: Snow chant Agnus Dei: Mass of Wisdom Communion Anthem: "For unto Us" (Sleeth) Communion Hymns: "It Came upon the Midnight Clear" & "Silent Night" Recessional: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Postlude Voluntary: "Christmas Postlude" (Arthur Best)
6:00 Vigil with Teen Choir Same as 4:00 with the following exceptions: Prelude (choral pieces): "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy" (arr. Batastini) & "Christmas Lullaby" (Mattingly) Communion Anthem: "My Dancing Day" (arr. Stauff)
Midnight Mass with Adult and Handbell Choirs Preludes: "What Child Is This" (HB choir, arr. Barb Kinyon), "Arise (Hodie Christus natus est)" (Adult choir, J.M. Martin), "Joy to the World" (congregation), "Ave Maria" (Adult choir, Kantor/chant), "Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head" (HB choir, arr. Moklebust), "Unto Us" (Adult choir, Tate), "The First Noel" (congregation), "O Holy Night" (arr. Althouse) Proclamation of the Birth of Christ: ICEL chant Hymns and Mass setting same as above, accompanied by organ and bell choir Responsorial Psalm: "Today Is Born Our Savior" (Inwood) Communion Anthem: "In the Beginning Was the Word" (Vijay Singh - no, not the golfer - it's from OCP's Trinitas series) Postlude Voluntary: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (HB choir, arr. Sherman)
8:30, 10:30, and 12:00 Masses during the Day with organ and cantors Prelude Voluntary: "Divinum mysterium" (Held) Hymns and Mass setting same as above Responsorial Psalm: "All the Ends of the Earth" (Hurd/Grail) Postlude Voluntary: "Christmas Postlude" (Best)
I'm lazy, so I'll just upload both programs! We got busy this Fall and couldn't get together a polyphonic ordinary for the Midnight Mass. The vigil Mass was simpler than planned because my excellent parishioner violin and flute duet cancelled due to long-term health problems. Please pray for Elizabeth S.!
We also ended up having some extra oratorio movements: fun to hear, not so fun to reduce to the organ!
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