Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24
4 p.m. - A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Sung by the Parish Choir and Boys & Girls Choir
The music for the liturgy is:
Sussex Carol - arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)
Adam lay ybounden – Boris Ord (1897-1961)
I Sing of a Maiden – Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Illuminare, Jerusalem – Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Balulalow – Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
Prayer for a New Mother – Richard Shephard (1949-2021)
Out of Your Sleep – Anthony Milner (1925-2002)
Sir Christèmas – William Mathias (1934-1992)
11 p.m. - Solemn High Mass of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(Musical Prelude begins at 10:30 p.m.)
Sermon by Father David Cobb
The music for the Mass is:
Missa ad Praesepe – George Malcolm (1917-1997)
Gloria in excelsis - Thomas Weelkes (c. 1576-1623)
O Magnum Mysterium – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – c. 20–27 August 1611)
Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25
10 a.m. - Choral High Mass of the Incarnation
Sermon by Father David Cobb
The music for the Mass is:
Missa Princeps Pacis – William Lloyd Webber (1914-1982)
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing in – Simon Preston (1938-2022)
Sing Lullaby – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
