🎄 Carols Around the Christmas Tree
🙏 Opening Prayer
🎵 1. O Come All ye Faithful
O COME all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
God of Gods,
Light of Light,
Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God,
Begotten, not created:
Sing, choir of Angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of
Heaven above:
‘Glory to God
In the highest’:
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
God of Gods,
Light of Light,
Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God,
Begotten, not created:
Sing, choir of Angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of
Heaven above:
‘Glory to God
In the highest’:
📖 A short Christmas Reading
followed by
🙏 Blessing of the Tree
🎵 2. Once in Royal David's city
ONCE in royal David’s city,
Stood a lowly cattle-shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby,
In a manger for His bed,
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable;
And his cradle was a stall.
With the poor and mean and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
For He is our childhood's pattern;
Day by day, like us, He grew;
He was little, weak, and helpless,
Tears and smiles, like us He knew;
And He cares when we are sad,
And he shares when we are glad.
Stood a lowly cattle-shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby,
In a manger for His bed,
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable;
And his cradle was a stall.
With the poor and mean and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
For He is our childhood's pattern;
Day by day, like us, He grew;
He was little, weak, and helpless,
Tears and smiles, like us He knew;
And He cares when we are sad,
And he shares when we are glad.
🎶 The children of Shrivenham School will now sing
👛 A collection, for village good causes will take place during the next carol
🎵3. The Holly and the Ivy
THE holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown:
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To do poor sinners good:
The holly bears a prickle,
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
On Christmas day in the morn:
The holly bears a bark,
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
For to redeem us all
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown:
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To do poor sinners good:
The holly bears a prickle,
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
On Christmas day in the morn:
The holly bears a bark,
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
For to redeem us all
🎶 Generations of Sound will now sing for us
🎵 4. Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten Lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
🔔 The Ringers from St Andrew's Church will now play for us
🗣️ A few words from our local churches
🙏 Final Blessing
🎵 5. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
HARK! the herald-angels sing,
Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the Angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of a Virgin’s womb!
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!
Hail the Incarnate Deity!
Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace,
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild, He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the Angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of a Virgin’s womb!
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!
Hail the Incarnate Deity!
Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace,
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild, He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
🎅 Father Christmas visits with sweets for the children 🍭
The Village Fete Committee would like to say a big thank you for supporting this event and also to everyone who helped to make tonight such a success!
❄️We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ❄️
The Woozel Hunt 🔎
An opportunity for all the family to walk off the Christmas dinner
Dress up as huntsmen, bring mince pies for bait and have a corny joke to hand….
or dress up as a saboteur and bring a placard!
- Boxing Day -
10.15am
Meet at the
Village Christmas Tree
🎄
🐾 HOUND RACES
🍷 MULLED DRINKS
🥧 MINCE PIES
More details
An opportunity for all the family to walk off the Christmas dinner
Dress up as huntsmen, bring mince pies for bait and have a corny joke to hand….
or dress up as a saboteur and bring a placard!
- Boxing Day -
10.15am
Meet at the
Village Christmas Tree
🎄
🐾 HOUND RACES
🍷 MULLED DRINKS
🥧 MINCE PIES
More details