Once in royal David's city (processional hymn) / H. J. Gauntlett
Bidding prayer/The Lord's prayer/Blessing
If ye would hear the angels sing / P. Tranchell
First lesson : Genesis 3
Remember, O thou man / T. Ravenscroft
Adam lay ybounden / B. Ord
Second lesson : Genesis 22
Angels from the realms of glory / French traditional ; arr. P. S. Ledger
Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis seu Magnificat (Hamburg, 1602) : In dulci jubilo / H. Praetorius
Third lesson : Isaiah 9
Nowell sing ye now / medieval ; ed. J. Stevens
Unto us is born a Son / Piae Cantiones ; arr. D. V. Willcocks
Fourth lesson : Isaiah 11
The Lamb / J. Tavener
A spotless rose / H. Howells
Fifth lesson : St. Luke 1
I sing of a maiden / L. Berkeley
Mary / D. Muldowney
Sixth lesson : St. Luke 2
Wither's rocking hymn / R. Vaughan Williams
What sweeter music / J. Rutter
Seventh lesson : St. Luke 2
Infant holy, infant lowly / Polish traditional ; arr. S. J. Cleobury
God rest ye merry gentlemen / English traditional ; arr. D. V. Willcocks
Eighth lesson : St. Matthew 2
Illuminare Jerusalem / J. Weir
Glory, alleluia to the Christ Child! / A. Bullard
Ninth lesson : St. John 1
O come, all ye faithful / J. F. Wade ; arr. S. J. Cleobury
Prayer & blessing
Hark! the herald-angels sing / F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
In dulci jubilo : BWV 729 / J. S. Bach.