Tag Archives: Christmas

Singing the Great O’s

Posted on 15/12/2025 by Scott Anderson

If you want a simple way to sing the ‘O antiphons’ for the days of Advent from 17th to 23rd December, read on. Of course, you could go to Evensong at King’s Cambridge or find them on YouTube. Fifty years … Continue reading →

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Back to Church at Christmas: opportunities for evangelisation

Posted on 13/01/2015 by Scott Anderson

There is  a story told of an Anglican priest who surveyed the substantial congregation which had turned up for the Evening Service on Harvest Sunday (it was some years ago when they still did).  Marching up to the tabernacle and … Continue reading →

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The music of Advent

Posted on 30/11/2014 by Scott Anderson

  Compared with the carols and hymns of Christmas, the music of Advent is less well known. Yet it is among the loveliest – and most singable – of the Church’s year.  As part of the restrained liturgy of this … Continue reading →

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