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Going Wassailing in the new year? Wassailing is an ancient English
Going Wassailing in the new year? Wassailing is an ancient English musical tradition in which people went from door to door singing carols and were re...

The mystery of the Incarnation of the Word lies at the heart of
The mystery of the Incarnation of the Word lies at the heart of the Christian faith. It is celebrated just after the longest night of the year, when (...

In the Bleak Midwinter - Christina Rossetti 1830–1894 set to
In the Bleak Midwinter - Christina Rossetti 1830–1894 set to music by Harold Darke (1888–1976) In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Ear...

The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi wrote his Vespers for the
The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi wrote his Vespers for the Blessed Virgin in 1610. It is a magnificent setting for choir and orchestra of sever...

Our ADVENT SUNDAY service begins at 6pm TONIGHT after the
Our ADVENT SUNDAY service begins at 6pm TONIGHT after the Berkhamsted Festival of Light. Everyone is welcome to join us in this beautiful service of c...

The Russian Kontakion of the Departed - sung yesterday at the
The Russian Kontakion of the Departed - sung yesterday at the All Souls service, an ancient Kiev chant with its origins in the Russian Orthodox litur...

For St Edward, who some say would make a far more fitting patron
For St Edward, who some say would make a far more fitting patron saint of England than George, on this his feast day. A sermon by Ronald Knox Mans ha...