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30/11/2014

It's Advent Sunday, so Cerrie Burnell visits a town centre bringing the nativity to the high street. Also featuring the remarkable story of the WWI Christmas truce, a reggae take on a popular hymn and congregations from Scotland to Aldershot.

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Sun 30 Nov 2014 16:15
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Choir and Congregation of Paisley Abbey

    The Summons

    Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Supporting Artist: George McPhee. Lyricist: Graham Maule. Lyricist: John L. Bell.

    Tune: Kelvingrove

  • J. H. Arnold

    O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

    Choir: Choir and Congregation of The Royal Garrison Church of All Saints, Aldershot. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Daniel Moult. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: J. M. Neale.

    Tune: Veni Emmanuel

  • Choirs of St. George's Memorial Church, Ypres

    O Tannenbaum

    Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Supporting Artist: Andrew Earis. Lyricist: Ernst Anschuetz.

    16th Century German Folk Tune

  • Joshua Kesler

    Go Tell It On the Mountain (feat. Ian Dunstan)

    Supporting Artist: Backing Vocalists. Music Arranger: Joshua Kesler. Lyricist: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor.

    American Traditional Melody

  • Kate Simmonds

    When I Was Lost (There Is A New Song)

    Choir: The Salvation Army of William Booth College. Ensemble: Second Mile Worship Band. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Composer: Miles Simmonds. Lyricist: Kate Simmonds. Lyricist: Kate Simmonds. Lyricist: Miles Simmonds.

    Composer: Kate and Miles Simmonds

  • David Ogden

    Advent Calendar

    Choir: Exultate Singers. Lyricist: Rowan Williams.

    Composer: David Ogden

  • Martin Shaw

    Hills of the North, Rejoice

    Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Orchestra: 主播大秀 Philharmonic. Conductor: David Lawrence. Supporting Artist: Darius Battiwalla. Music Arranger: Darius Battiwalla. Lyricist: Charles E. Oakley.

    Tune: Little Cornard

Factsheet for Sunday, 30 November 2014

It's Advent Sunday, so Cerrie Burnell visits a town centre bringing the nativity to the high street. Also featuring the remarkable story of the WWI Christmas truce, a reggae take on a popular hymn and congregations from Scotland to Aldershot.

Contributors

David Elcock
Christmas Starts With Christ

Louise Tapp
Great Grandchild of Private William Tapp

Luke Tapp
Great Grandchild of Private William Tapp

Morgan Tapp
Great Great Grandchild of Private William Tapp

Rudolf Zehmisch
Son of Kurt Zehmisch who was one of the main instigators of the Christmas Truce in WW1

Annerose Zehmisch
Granddaughter of Kurt Zehmisch

David Baynham
The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers Museum听

The Rev. Martin Burrell
Roma Church

Locations

, Aldershot

Hymn singing from , Elverdingestraat 1, 8900 Ypres, Belgium

Go Tell It On The Mountain was filmed at in Brixton

When I Was Lost was filmed at in Denmark Hill, London.

Advent Calendar was filmed at , Bayswater Avenue, Bristol.

Hills Of The North Rejoice was filmed at Manchester

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Credits

Presenter Cerrie Burnell
Presenter David Grant
Presenter Sally Magnusson
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer David Taviner

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