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Date: 26 December 2008 10:23:18
As usual, the Hospital Carols were fun - although it can't be much fun actually having to be in hospital on Christmas Eve. One of the choristers wore her reindeer antlers, complete with jingly bells, and the men and women swapped parts in Good King Wenceslas. The results were rather hilarious and painful at times!
Ooo errr - we messed up the entry during the anthem at Midnight Mass. I guess we are just not normally used to singing at half-past midnight and were tired. It wouldn't have been so bad if it were a particularly tricky anthem, but 'Away in A Manger'? And in an extremely full church as well - oh, the embarrassment. We tried to sing extra well after the cock-up, paying particular attention to the lovely harmonies in the Willcocks version, followed by those of our organist's own arrangement of Silent Night, to make up for it. The choir stalls and vestry were also very full; it was lovely to welcome all the 'returnees' - university students and other former choristers home for the holidays.
On Christmas Day, a reduced choir sang 'Away in A Manger' once more: to exorcise the ghosts of earlier - much earlier - that morning. And we enjoyed singing the Gloria again after the Advent break. Then we all scarpered off home to enjoy presents, mince pies and other treats.