Celebrate with BFCS!  Our traditional Christmas concert with the brilliant Rothwell Temperance Band.  There will be sparkling choral music, carols for all to sing, fabulous brass band pieces and our renowned seasonal refreshments before the concert and during the interval.  It’s at 6pm – come after your day’s shopping or before your night’s partying! Tickets available here

Christmas Past – various composers, arranged by Goff Richards
O come all ye faithful – J. F. Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Angelus ad virginem – anon.
The Christ-child – Will Todd
It came upon the midnight clear – trad., adapted by Arthur Sullivan, arr. David Willcocks
Here comes Santa Claus – Oakley Haldeman, arr. Mark Freeh
God rest you merry, gentlemen – trad., arr. David Willcocks
And the glory of the Lord (from Messiah) – G. F. Handel
Joy to the world – after Handel
Hark! the herald angels sing – Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks

Interval

O frondens virgo – Hildegard of Bingen
Gloria – John Rutter
O little town of Bethlehem – trad., arr. R Vaughan Williams and T. Armstrong
Personent hodie – arr. Carol Canning
Ding dong, merrily on high – French traditional, arr. Wood
Good king Wenceslas – from Piae Cantiones, arr. R. Jacques
I wanna be like you – Robert Sherman, arr. David Roberts
Once in royal David’s city – H. J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Hail smiling morn – Reginald Spofforth
Hallelujah (from Messiah) – G. F. Handel

Bradford Festival Choral Society

Rothwell Temperance Band

Thomas Leech – conductor