I will be in Queensland for Christmas this year so will join with other musicians to play at Mass. It’s all pretty standard which is good for participation. We are carrying on with the Mass of St Francis until Ordinary Time kicks in next year.
Carols before Mass:
Hark the Heard Angels Sing
Angels We Have Herald On High
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The First Noel
Entrance: O Come All Ye Faithful
Psalm: Christmas Psalm (Farrell)
Gifts: O Holy Night
Communion: Come to the Table (Burland)
Away in a Manger
Star Child (Murray-Young)
Thanksgiving: Silent Night
Recessional : Joy to the World
Pretty typical stuff here, but the choir did change up the prelude music by picking more common carols and inviting the congregation to sing along.
Prelude Music:
Of the Father’s Love Begotten – choir
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Gaudete – choir
Go Tell It on the Mountain
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Holy Night – choir
Gathering: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Mass Parts: Mass for a Servant Church (Guimont)
Alleluia: Christmas Season Gospel Acclamation (Bridge)
Gifts: Wood of the Cradle (O’Brien) – choir
Communion: Silent Night
Angels We Have Heard on High
Closing: Joy to the World
Thanks, Ryan
It would be nice to have a choir, especially for Christmas.
We don’t have a choir at our parish and we don’t use cantors so pretty much everyone sings everything.
We had piano, 2 flutes, violin, guitar and drums and the assembly sang well. We didn’t get to do Star Child after all with extra extraordinary ministers getting through communion efficiently.
Thanks for the report.
Geoff
Well at St Martin of Tours Parish This Year at The Christmas Eve Children’s 5:00pm Mass These are Thecarols I,ve Sung in No Particular Order
4:30pm Pre Mass Carols Service
Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star: Newsletter
Christmas Time (Set to Jingle Bells): Newsletter
Away In A Manger:A&C Song Book Number 15
Silent Night:A&C Song Book Number 29
Go Tell It On A Mountain: Newsletter
Good King Wencelesas: Newsletter (Now This Carol had Different Parts for The Congregation To Sing)
5:00pm Christmas Mass Carols
Opening Hymn: O Come All Ye Faithful:A&C Song Book
Offertory Hymns Do You Hear What I Hear (Words Were on The Big TV Screens) and The Little Drummer Boy:A&C Song Book
Communion Hymns: Mary’s Boy Child and O Holy Night::A&C Song Book
Recessional Hymns Angels We Have Heard On High:A&C Song Book
And We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Played as Everyone Was Exiting The Church)
That Concludes The Selection of Music For My Church’s Christmas Eve Mass