Cathedral Choir | Cathedral Cantorei
Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble | Fratres Young Men's Ensemble | Schola Cantorum | Seraphim Choir
Joseph Adam, Director of Music & Cathedral Organist
Stacey Sunde, Director of Youth Music
Christopher Stroh, Assistant Director of Music & Cathedral Organist

CHRISTMAS EVE – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24

- 4:30pm Vigil Mass of Christmas with Children and Youth
Fratres Young Men's Ensemble, Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble, Schola Cantorum, and Seraphim Choir
Prelude begins at approximately 4:10pm

Organ Prelude: Max Drischner – O laufet, ihr Hirten: Run,O ye shepherds!
Choral Carols: Benjamin Britten – "Introit" from Ceremony of Carols sung by all Youth Music ensembles
- French Noël, Laissez paître vos bêtes – O come, divine Messiah sung by Fratres
- Basque carol; arr. Llewellyn – Gabriel's Message sung by Schola Cantorum
- Leo Sowerby – The snow lay on the ground sung by Seraphim
- Michael Praetorius – Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming sung by Fratres and Jubilate
- Benjamin Britten – "This little babe" from Ceremony of Carols sung by Jubilate
Congregational Carol: STILLE NACHT – Silent Night
Entrance: ADESTE FIDELES, arr. David Willcocks – O come, all ye faithful
Song as the Children Gather for the Blessing of the Crib Figures:
  traditional Puerto Rican carol – From a distant home
Offertory: traditional Nigerian carol, arr. Beck – Betelehemu
Communion: Stephen Paulus – Hallelu!
- traditional Spanish carol, arr. Roger Folstrom – A la nanita nana
- arr. John Jacob Niles – I wonder as I wander
Procession: Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks – Hark! the herald angels sing
Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Fantasia: "In dulci jubilo", BWV 729
- Louis Vierne – Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6

- 9:00pm Carol Service
St. James Cathedral Choir with organ

Entrance: CREATOR ALME SIDERUM – Creator of the stars of night
Congregational Carol: VENI EMMANUEL: O come, O come, Emmanuel
Choral Carols: 16th-c. French carol, arr. Howard Helvey – O come, divine Messiah
- John Gardner – Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Congregational Carol: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN – Go tell it on the mountain
Choral Carols: Old German Carol, arr. Hieronymus Prætorius – In dulci jubilo
- John Rutter – What sweeter music
Congregational Carol: MENDELSSOHN, arr. David Willcocks – Hark! the herald angels sing
Choral Carols: Michael Paget – How sweet is love
- traditional Christmas Carol, arr. Leo Sowerby – The snow lay on the ground (Venite adoremus)
Congregational Carol: GOD REST YOU MERRY – God rest you merry, gentlemen
Choral Carols: 16th-c. English, arr. Martin Shaw – Coventry Carol
- Ola Gjeilo – Spotless Rose
Congregational Carol: GLORIA – Angels we have heard on high
Choral Carol: Hans Leo Hassler – Dixit Maria
Congregational Carol: ST. LOUIS – O little town of Bethlehem

- 10:00pm Christmas Mass during the Night
Cathedral Choir with Cathedral Brass & organ

Entrance: ADESTE FIDELES, trad. Latin, arr. Bern H. Herbolsheimer and David Willcocks – O come, all ye faithful
Gloria: Jessica French – St. James Gloria
Responsorial Psalm: Peter Latona – Psalm 96 – Today is born our Savior
Gospel Acclamation: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Bach, adapt. St. James Cathedral
Creed: Et incarnatus est from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Offertory Motet: Franz Biebl – Ave Maria
Offertory Song: STILLE NACHT, Franz Gruber, arr. Bob Chilcott – Silent Night
Communion: Felix Mendelssohn – "There shall a star from Jacob" from Christus
Processional Carol: ANTIOCH, arr. Richard Webster and Bern H. Herbolsheimer – Joy to the world (Psalm 98)
Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Fantasia: "In dulci jubilo," BWV 729
- Louis Vierne – Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6

CHRISTMAS DAY – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25

- 8:00am & 5:30pm Masses
organ & cantor

- 10:00am & 12:00pm Masses
Cathedral Choir with Cathedral Brass & organ

Prelude: Max Drischner – O laufet, ihr Hirten (Run, ye shepherds!)
- Jonathan Orwig – Prelude on "Il est né le divin enfant"
- Richard Elliott – Prelude on "I saw three ships"
Entrance: ADESTE FIDELES, trad. Latin, arr. Bern H. Herbolsheimer and David Willcocks – O come, all ye faithful
Gloria (8am & 5:30pm): St. James Mass of Carols
Gloria (10am & 12pm): Jessica French – St. James Gloria
Responsorial Psalm (8:00am): Michel Guimont – Psalm 97
Responsorial Psalm (10am, 12pm, & 5:30pm): Peter Latona – Psalm 96
Alleluia: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Bach, adapt. St. James Cathedral
Creed: Et incarnatus est from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Offertory (8:00am & 5:30pm): Marcel Dupré – In dulci jubilo
Offertory Motet (10am & 12pm): John Rutter – What sweeter music
Offertory Carol: ST. LOUIS – O Little Town of Bethlehem
Communion (10am & 12pm): Felix Mendelssohn – "There shall a star from Jacob" from Christus
Communion (8am & 5:30pm): Pietro Yon – Gesù bambino
Hymn of Praise: STILLE NACHT, arr. Bob Chilcott – Silent night
Processional Carol: ANTIOCH, arr. Richard Webster and Bern H. Herbolsheimer – Joy to the world (Psalm 98)
Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Fantasia: "In dulci jubilo," BWV 729
- Louis Vierne – Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6

- 4:00pm Vespers
organ & cantor

THE HOLY FAMILY and END OF THE JUBILEE YEAR – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

Organ Prelude: Henri Mulet – "Noël" from Esquisses Byzantines
OR John Ireland – The Holy Child
Entrance: IRBY – Once in royal David's city
Hymn of Praise: NETTLETON – Te Deum
Processional Hymn: Go tell it on the mountain

- 8:00am Mass
organ & cantor

- 10:00am & 12:00pm Masses
Cathedral Cantorei
Choral Motets:
Francisco Guerrero – Pastores loquebantur
Francisco Guerrero – Videntes autem cognoverunt

- 4:00pm Vespers
organ & cantor

- 5:30pm Mass
Women of St. James Schola

NEW YEAR'S EVE – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31
5:30pm Mass by Candlelight on New Year's Eve
Music from the community of Taizé.

MARY, MOTHER OF GOD – THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
Music list coming soon...

- 8:00am Mass
organ & cantor

- 10:00am & 12:00pm Masses
Women of the Cathedral Cantorei

EPIPHANY – SUNDAY, JANUARY 4