The concert is on Sunday 6th of December at St. Mary's Church in Churchgate Street, CM17 0JT. The concert starts at ??:??pm, so we'll probably want everyone arriving around ??:??pm for a pre-concert rehearsal.

Dress code is black below the waist (trousers or skirts) and white above the waist (shirts or blouses). Red scarfs for the women and red bow ties for the men will be provided. As will black folders to hold our music, if you don't already have one.

Below is the current running order for the concert.

Rehearsal tracks are mp3's for individual parts. "Original Sheet Music" is as close as I can make an exact copy of what we have been provided. "Simplified Sheet Music" is my attempt to make the music easier to read (at least easier for me!). If you are happy and confident with your part, I would encourage you to ignore my sheet music, but it exists if you want it.

"Green Book" refers to Carols for Choirs 1

"Orange Book" refers to Carols for Choirs 2

Programme

Audience Carols

1)   Once In Royal David’s City (Orange Book - No.31 p.148)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

2)   While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Orange Book - No.48 p.210)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

3)   It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Orange Book - No.21 p.89)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

4)   Ding Dong! Merrily On High (Orange Book - No.8 p.28)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Reading

Choir Carols

5)   All My Heart This Night Rejoices (Orange Book - No.4 p.12)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

6)   A New Year Carol (Orange Book - No.13 p.64)

• Performance Notes: V1. Sops; Refrain Sops+Altos; V2. Men; Refrain Men+Altos; V3. All; Refrain All.
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

7)   Noël Nouvelet (Orange Book - No.24 p.100)

• Performance Notes: V1. In french by selected voices; V1. Women; V2. Men; V3. Women; V4. Men; V5. All
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

8)   Sans Day Carol (Orange Book - No.25 p.107)

• Performance Notes: Melody only, ignore the music, there should be two bars between each verse; V1. Sops start, Men join at A, Altos join at "holy, holy"; V2. Men start Women join at "ALL VOICES"; V3. Altos start, Sops join at "And Mary bore Jesus Christ", Men join at "holy, holy"; V4. All
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

9)   The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Orange Book - No.30 p.134)

• Performance Notes: As written (good luck everyone!)
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Reading

Choir Carols

10)   Gloucestershire Wassail (Green Book - No.46 p.160)

• Performance Notes: V1. All; V2. Sops; V3. Altos; V4. Men; V5. All; V6. Women (in parts); V7. Men; V8. All.
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

11)   We’ve Been Awhile A-Wandering (Green Book - No.45 p.158)

• Performance Notes: V1. All; V2. Selected Sops; V3. Other selected Sops; V4 line 1 Men, line 2 Altos, lines 3 & 4 Sops; V5. line 1 & 2 Altos, lines 3 & 4 Men; V6. All.
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

12)   Torches (Green Book - No.42 p.150)

• Performance Notes: As written
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Audience Carols

13)   As With Gladness Men Of Old (Green Book - No.4 p.8)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

14)   I Saw Three Ships (Green Book - No.17 p.54)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Reading

Choir Carols

15)   Zither Carol (Green Book - No.12 p.32)

• Performance Notes: V1. All; V2. Sops; V3. Altos; V4. Men; V5. All; V6. All (repeat final chorus)
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

16)   It’s Beginning To Look A Bit Like Christmas (Separate Sheet)

• Performance Notes: As written
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

17)   Good King Wenceslas (Green Book - No.13 p.34)

• Performance Notes: Altos=Narrator, Men=King, Sops=Page. V1. Altos; V2. Men then Sops; V3. Men the Altos; V4. Sops then Men; V5 Altos then All.
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Audience Carols

18)   Angels, From The Realms (Green Book - No.7 p.16)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

19)   O Come All Ye Faithful (Green Book - No.26 p.88)

• Performance Notes:
• Original Sheet Music
• Simplified Sheet Music:Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
• Rehearsal Tracks: Women, Men, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

20)   We Wish You A Merry Christmas

• Performance Notes: "Impromtu" performance of first verse in unsion