King's College, Cambridge [L[ Radio 4 @ 4 p.m. 25.xii.23

[DracoM]

A service of carols, hymns and readings [L[ Radio 4 @ 4 p.m. 25.xii.23
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Hymn: Once in royal David's City (Irby, descant Ledger)
Bidding Prayer (read by the Dean)
Carol: Out of your sleep (Robin Nelson)

First lesson: Genesis 3 vv. 8-19 (read by a Chorister)
Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Matthew Martin)

Second lesson: Genesis 22 vv. 15-19 (read by a College student)
Carol: Illuminare Jerusalem (Judith Weir)

Third lesson: Isaiah 9 vv. 2, 6-7 (read by a member of College staff)
Carol: O radiant dawn (James MacMillan)
Hymn: O Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green, descant Armstrong)

Fourth lesson: Isaiah 11 vv. 1-9 (read by the Master over the Choristers)
Carol: King Jesus hath a garden (Trad. Dutch arr. Wood, Cleobury)
Carol: A spotless rose (Philip Ledger)

Fifth lesson: Luke 1 vv. 26-38 (read by a Fellow)
Carol: Gabriel’s message (Trad. Basque, arr. Willcocks)
Carol: Hereford Carol (arr. Robinson)

Sixth lesson: Luke 2 vv. 1-7 (read by the Mayor of Cambridge)
Carol: Sir Christemas (Mathias)
Hymn: The first Nowell the angel did say (The first Nowell, arr. Willcocks)

Seventh lesson: Luke 2 vv. 8-20 (read by the Director of Music)
Carol: The Cradle (Cheryl Frances-Hoad) – 2023 Commission

Eighth lesson: Matthew 2 vv. 1-12 (read by the Vice-Provost)
Carol: All the stars looked down (John Rutter)
Carol: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock)

Ninth lesson: John 1 vv. 1-14 (read by the Provost)
Hymn: O come, all ye faithful (Adeste Fideles, arr. Willcocks, Daniel Hyde)
Collect and Blessing
Hymn: Hark, the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks)

Organ voluntaries:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)
Dieu parmi nous (Messiaen)

Daniel Hyde (Director of Music)
Paul Greally (Organ Scholar)
The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry (Dean)
The Revd Dr Mary Kells (Chaplain)

[DracoM]

Rpt on R3 on 26th Dec.

[smittims]

According to the BBC , it's on at 1500 GMT 24th December on Radio 4 and 1308 GMT on 25th December on Radio 3.

[DracoM]

I'm sure you're right.

[Master Jacques]

Am I right in thinking, that this is the first time the King's Carol Service has featured live on Radio 4? ... rather than Radio 3 (which seems to have Jazz Record Requests instead). A curious decision, on the face of it.

[DracoM]

The new commission surely worth waiting for. Much appreciated.

[silvestrione]

Am I right in thinking, that this is the first time the King's Carol Service has featured live on Radio 4? ... rather than Radio 3 (which seems to have Jazz Record Requests instead). A curious decision, on the face of it.

No. This is the usual pattern. Live on R4 on Christmas Eve, repeated after 1pm on R3 on Christmas Day. Twas ever thus, as long as I remember! You have to wait until the repeat to hear all the voluntaries...

[DracoM]

Yes, correct..................!

[Petrushka]

Am I right in thinking, that this is the first time the King's Carol Service has featured live on Radio 4? ... rather than Radio 3 (which seems to have Jazz Record Requests instead). A curious decision, on the face of it.

It's been broadcast live on Radio 4 or its equivalent (BBC National Programme, BBC Home Service) since 1928!

[DracoM]

[Master Jacques]

It's been broadcast live on Radio 4 or its equivalent (BBC National Programme, BBC Home Service) since 1928!

I specified live broadcast on Radio 4, Petrushka. Of course it was on the "national programmes" when their was no alternative, but I didn't remember the Christmas Eve service going out live on anything other than Radio 3, since the current rules applied. But it looks as if silvestrione is more on the ball than I am! I claim the mitigating factor of a Covid diagnosis yesterday, which has rather discombobulated me, temporarily!

[Petrushka]

I specified live broadcast on Radio 4, Petrushka. Of course it was on the "national programmes" when their was no alternative, but I didn't remember the Christmas Eve service going out live on anything other than Radio 3, since the current rules applied. But it looks as if silvestrione is more on the ball than I am! I claim the mitigating factor of a Covid diagnosis yesterday, which has rather discombobulated me, temporarily!

The BBC National and BBC Home Service morphed together and into the current BBC Radio 4 in 1967. I certainly recall listening to the Service on Radio 4 in either 1968 or 1969.

Bad timing re Covid, hope you speedily recover.

[Alison]

You’ve still not made it to KCC, Petrushka? Dread to think how bad train services would be now!

[Petrushka]

You’ve still not made it to KCC, Petrushka? Dread to think how bad train services would be now!

One day, Alison...

The major problem is, of course, that it's impossible to get back home overnight and spending Christmas Day alone in a Cambridge hotel doesn't hold much appeal whichever way you look at it.

I did, however, attend an evensong at KCC with Cleobury in November 2017 which was wonderful.

[Maclintick]

You have to wait until the repeat to hear all the voluntaries...

That’s good news they’ll be on R3’s repeat. I was poised to turn up the volume for Dieu Parmi Nous, when the R4 announcer cut in….