Midnight Mass (2024)

Greetings all—
Here commences the mega-list of resources and reference recordings for Christmas Eve, 2024.

A few notes first:

• Choir, please be in place and ready to sing by 11pm.

• While you have your ordos, I will be interspersing extra organ works to both give your voices a rest and fill additional time. Please don’t be surprised if I start something and it is not what you are expecting. We WILL go in order of the booklet; I will simply be adding extra things. If it’s extra, just sit tight and the next thing will be what you’re expecting.

• Sing your hearts out!

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(The following resources are not in particular order, and links have not been provided for literally every thing we will be singing, but rather those things with which you are likely to be less familiar.)

Resources:

• Of the Father’s Love Begotten

• Maria Walks Amid the Thorns (listen to the original! and this spine-chilling rendition by the Hamburg girl’s choir)

• O Jesulein süß [O Jesus so Sweet, O Jesus so Mild] (German Original | English Version)

• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

• A Day of Joy and Feasting

• Ecce Virgo Concipiet

• Gaudete, Christus est Natus (normal speed | “learning speed”)

• Ding-Dong Merrily on High! (check the time-stamps for different parts, including a slowed down intro)

• Enixa est Puerpera

• Christmas Lullaby – Rutter (see below for ATB dubs)

  
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  HOLY MASS:

1. Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) arr. Willcocks

2. Dominus Dixit Ad Me (plainchant)

3. Asperges Me

4. Gloria de Angelis (Calm Monks or James’s Tempo)

5. Psalm 96 “Today is born our Savior…” (timestamped in the description)

6. Christmastide Alleluia (see below for old tracks)

7. Angels We Have Heard on High

8. Sanctus & Agnus Dei from Proulx’s Community Mass (both in this one video)

9. In splendoribus sanctorum (communion antiphon; chanted by JJR)

10. Hark the Herald Angels Sing arr. Willcocks

11. Silent Night (with Westminster Nacht intro and everyone humming their part)

12. Joy to the World (with Fanfare Introduction)

13. [Vierne Finale]

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Maria walks amid the thorns…

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In addition to linking to a wonderful recording of Rutter’s Christmas Lullaby, I am including below the video some shortened tracks where I’ve overdubbed the ATB parts for the “Ave Maria” refrains.

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(Full playlist of all voice parts available by clicking on the 1/6 icon in the upper right corner, or the link in the video description.)

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Introit, chanted by the men:

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Sprinkling Rite: Asperges Me (version with organ):

Alternate version which is clear chanting only; (but ignore the prayers at the end of the video)

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