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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The Story of the Christmas Truce
Duration: 04:11
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Carol: Hills of the North Rejoice
Duration: 01:46
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30/11/2014 Trailer
Duration: 00:58
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Choir and Congregation of Paisley Abbey
The Summons
Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Supporting Artist: George McPhee. Lyricist: Graham Maule. Lyricist: John L. Bell.Tune: Kelvingrove
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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
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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
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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
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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
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David Ogden
Advent Calendar
Choir: Exultate Singers. Lyricist: Rowan Williams.Composer: David Ogden
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Martin Shaw
Hills of the North, Rejoice
Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Lawrence. Supporting Artist: Darius Battiwalla. Music Arranger: Darius Battiwalla. Lyricist: Charles E. Oakley.Tune: Little Cornard
Factsheet for Sunday, 30 November 2014
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
The Rev. Martin Burrell
Roma Church
Locations
The Royal Garrison Church of All Saints, Aldershot
Hymn singing from St George’s Memorial Church, Elverdingestraat 1, 8900 Ypres, Belgium
Go Tell It On The Mountain was filmed at Ruach City Church in Brixton
When I Was Lost was filmed at William Booth College in Denmark Hill, London.
Advent Calendar was filmed at St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Avenue, Bristol.
Hills Of The North Rejoice was filmed at The Monastery Manchester
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Cerrie Burnell |
| Presenter | David Grant |
| Presenter | Sally Magnusson |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | David Taviner |
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