Once in royal David's city (Henry Gauntlett)*

Bidding Prayer read by the Dean
If ye would hear the angels sing (Peter Tranchell)

First lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-19
read by a Chorister

Remember, O thou man (Thomas Ravenscroft)
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord)

Second lesson: Genesis 22 vv 15-18
read by a Choral Scholar

Angels from the realms of glory (Henry T. Smart, arr. Ledger)
In dulci jubilo (Hieronymus Praetorius)

Third lesson: Isaiah 9 vv 2, 6-7
read by a Member of College Staff

Nowell sing we (Mediaeval)
Unto us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)

Fourth lesson: Isaiah 11 vv 1-3a, 4a, 6-9
read by a Representative of the City of Cambridge

The Lamb (John Tavener)
A spotless rose (Herbert Howells)

Fifth lesson: Luke 1 vv 26-35, 38
read by the Master over the Choristers

I sing of a maiden (Lennox Berkeley)
Mary (Dominic Muldowney - first performance, commissioned by King's College)

Sixth lesson: Luke 2 vv 1, 3-7
read by the Chaplain

Wither's Rocking Hymn (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
What sweeter music? (John Rutter)

Seventh lesson: Luke 2 vv 8-16
read by the Director of Music

Infant holy (arr. Cleobury)
God rest you merry, gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)

Eighth lesson: Matthew 2 vv 1-12
read by the Vice-Provost

Illuminare, Jerusalem (Judith Weir)
Glory to the Christ Child (Alan Bullard)

Ninth lesson: John 1 vv 1-14
read by the Provost

O come, all ye faithful (John Francis Wade)*

Collect and Blessing

Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn)*

Organ voluntaries
In dulci jubilo BWV 729 (J. S. Bach)
Dieu parmi nous, fr La Nativité du Seigneur (Olivier Messiaen)

*descant Stephen Cleobury

Director of Music: Stephen Cleobury
Organ Scholar: Peter Stevens