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Christmas Morning Service from Blackburn Cathedral

A lively family Eucharist from Blackburn Cathedral, exploring the wonder of the Nativity journey in a liturgy of seasonal music, readings and stories.

A lively Christmas morning family Eucharist from Blackburn Cathedral, capturing the wonder of the Nativity journey with a liturgy of music, readings and stories, and featuring the uplifting setting of Bob Chilcott鈥檚 A Little Jazz Mass.

The cathedral choir of girls, boys and adult singers leads the congregation in familiar carols, including O Come All Ye Faithful, See Amid the Winter鈥檚 Snow, I Saw Three Ships, Ding Dong Merrily on High and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

Broadcast live, with the congregation taking part in the readings and prayers, the story of Christmas is explored afresh by the dean of Blackburn, the Most Rev Peter Howell-Jones. The Eucharist is presided over by the bishop of Burnley, the Rt Rev Philip North, and the music directed by John Robinson, accompanied by the cathedral鈥檚 organist in residence, John Hosking.

Set in the heart of Blackburn鈥檚 town centre, the modern gothic Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with St Paul stands on a site that has been used for Christian worship for over 1,300 years.

59 minutes

Music Played

  • St John's College Choir, Cambridge: George Guest

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

  • Roger Whittaker

    Rose of Tralee

  • The Bach Choir

    Festgesang, Mwv D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (Adap. W.H. Cummings As Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (Arr. D. Willcocks)

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Matthew Woodward
Executive Producer Chris Loughlin
Producer Mark O'Brien

Broadcast