Nine Lessons and Carols
14 Dec 2025 3:30PM — 5:00PM
BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR
Sunday 14 December at 3.30 p.m.
Service of Nine Lessons & Carols

St Albans Church, Birmingham B12 0YH
Entrance from Stanhope Street
A traditional Christmas service with beautiful music and readings.
No entry fee - all are welcome
MUSIC PROGRAMME
O Come all ye faithful *
Hodie, Christus natus est
A virgin most pure (Sweelinck)
Come thou redeemer *
Sing lullaby (Howells)
Sir Christemas (David Hughes)
Lully, lulla, though little tiny child (Leighton)
Lo he comes *
Quem pastores (arr. Rutter)
Dormi Jesu (Rutter)
God rest ye merry gentlemen*
Angelus ad virginem (arr. Willcocks)
Once in Royal David’s City*
Magnificat (Collegium Regale) (Howells)
This child of God (Paul Spicer )
Of the Father’s Heart *
Hark the Herald angels sing *
* congregational hymns
Picture: based on a painting by the artist Annael (Angel of Life)
There will be a leaving collection in aid of St Annes’s Hostel
Please wrap up warmly for this service.