CHRISTMAS AT BOXGROVE

Music and Readings

Christmas at Boxgrove was recorded by the Choir and Congregation of Boxgrove Priory on 14th and 15th November 2009. It includes recorder music, seasonal readings and carols sung by both the choir and the congregation.

It is available at £10 (+ p&p where appropriate) from The Boxgrove Stores (01243 773201) Boxgrove Post Office The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester PO18 0DX or from Mr John Athron (01243 773848).

Choir Director: Janet Reeves

Organist: Tim Lewis

Recording Engineer: Alex Green, assisted by Eoin Molyneux and Harry Rochez

Running time: 53:32 minutes

1. Puer Natus in Bethlehem - Prætorius

2. Christmas Fantasy - Roy Marks

3. In Dulci Jubilo - Prætorius

4. O come, O come Emmanuel

5. Bidding Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

6. Remember, O thou man - Ravenscroft

7. Reading: Adam & Eve (Genesis 3)

8. Alma Redemptoris - Palestrina

9. Reading: Isaiah 7: 14, 15

10. Gabriel’s Message - Basque Carol

11. Reading - Annunciation (Luke 2)

12. Ave Maria - Pinhey

13. Reading: Great Exemplar - Jeremy Taylor

14. The Holly and the Ivy - Trad. Hertfordshire

15. O Little Town of Bethlehem

16. Reading: The Birth of Jesus (Luke 3)

17. Bethlehem Down - Warlock

18. Reading: John 1

19. O magnum mysterium - Victoria

20. Jesus has come among us - Forrester

21. Prayer of Humble Access

22. O come all ye faithful (Adeste fideles)

23. Organ: In Dulci Jubilo – J S Bach