Special Services

St. Peter's shield - small Advent Lessons and Carols

Held Sunday, December 7, 2008

The very first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was held on Christmas Eve 1918 at King’s College Chapel (Cambridge). The service was planned by Eric Milner-White, who at the age of thirty-four had just been appointed Dean of King’s College. After his service as an army chaplain, he decided that the Church of England needed “more imaginative worship”. And thus began the yearly tradition of re-telling the story of our redemption – from prophecy to fulfillment – through Holy Scripture and music. St. Peter’s continued this wonderful Anglican tradition on Sunday, December 7, 2008.

 

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Advent Lessons and Carols, December 7, 2008
Listen Date Title, Performer Length
Listen 12/07/08 Advent Lessons and Carols
St. Peter's Anglican Church
51:34
Listen 12/07/08 Advent Lessons and Carols, Music Only
St. Peter's Anglican Church
29:40
Listen 12/07/08 Advent Lessons and Carols, Organ Prelude
Linzie Bogan, II
17:11
    Individual Tracks
Service Proper
 
Listen 01 Once in Royal David's City
St. Peter's Adult Choir, Choristers,
Ensemble, and Congregation
4:33 
Listen 02 A Bidding Prayer
Fr. John Wallace
2:44 
Listen 03 The First Reading: Genesis 3:1-22
Phil Bowers
3:44 
Listen 04 Adam Lay Ybounden
St. Peter's Adult Choir, Beginning Choir and Choristers
1:08 
Listen 05 The Second Reading: Isaiah 40: 1-11
Josh Eller
2:09 
Listen 06 Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People
St. Peter's Adult Choir, Choristers,
Ensemble, and Congregation
1:55 
Listen 07 The Third Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20
Karen Mitchell
1:34 
Listen 08 In Dulci Jubilo
St. Peter's Women's Ensemble
2:04 
Listen 09 The Fourth Reading: Isaiah: 11:1-9
Travis Timmons
1:23 
Listen 10 The Donkey Carol
Beginning Choir and Choristers
2:21 
Listen 11 The Fifth Reading: Luke 1:26-38
Ashley Wallace
1:39 
Listen 12 Ave Maria
St. Peter's Adult Choir 
2:02 
Listen 13 The Sixth Reading: Luke 1:39-56
Katey McClenny
1:44 
Listen 14 Joys Seven
Ann Clabaugh, mezzo-soprano
and St. Peter's Adult Choir 
2:28 
Listen 15 The Seventh Reading: Luke 2:1-20
Driss Chahboune 
2:19 
Listen 16 O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion 
St. Peter's Adult Choir
3:12 
Listen 17 The Christ Child's Lullaby
Belinda Dudley, soprano and St. Peter's Adult Choir 
3:09 
Listen 18 The Eighth Reading: Hebrews 1:1-12
Katherine Hobby 
1:40 
Listen 19 Run With Torches
St. Peter's Adult Choir 
2:26 
Listen 20 The Ninth Reading: John 1:1-18
Fr. John Wallace 
2:17 
Listen 21 The Concluding Collect and Blessing
Fr. John Wallace 
0:52 
Listen 22 O Come All Ye Faithful
St. Peter's Adult Choir, Choristers,
Ensemble, and Congregation
4:13 
   
Organ Prelude
Linzie Bogan, II Organist
 
Listen 01 Fugato
J.G. Albrechtsberger, Composer
1:13 
Listen 02 Andante
G. F. Handel, Composer
2:27 
Listen 03 Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 559
J. S. Bach, Composer
3:22 
Listen 04 Prelude in G minor, BWV 558
J. S. Bach, Composer
1:40 
Listen 05 Prelude in G major, BWV 557
J. S. Bach, Composer
1:44 
Listen 06 Prelude in C major, BWV 553
J. S. Bach, Composer
2:44 
Listen 07 Fugue in C Major ("Jig"), BuxWV 174
D. Buxtehude, Composer
3:49 

 


The St. Peter's Adult Choir and Choristers
after the first Advent Lessons and Carols service.