BBC and RTE – Today and tomorrow includes St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin; Ballyholme Parish, The Archbishop of Armagh and Canon Noel Battye.
CHRISTMAS EVE
1. Prayer for the day – Bishop Stephen Croft – BBC Radio 4 5.53 am
http://tinyurl.com/cqulsd6
More prayers from him available during the week
http://tinyurl.com/cp57a67
2. Music of the King James Bible: Christmas Eve at 12:15 on BBC Radio 3
The Revd Richard Coles assesses the influence that the King James Bible has had on music during the past 400 years. With the help of composers, writers and musicians he follows the trail of the King James translation from madrigals to missionaries and from Handel to hip–hop. He considers the problems and rewards of setting the sometimes–difficult language of the 1611 version in choral anthems and oratorios. But he also tracks its journey into the American gospel tradition and discovers its central importance in the lyrics of Bob Dylan.
3. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from Kings’ College Cambridge: at 3:00 on BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018fv69
and on BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mc588
also broadcast at 2pm on Christmas Day 25th December on BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0186gvx
more details
http://tinyurl.com/ykpeobt
4. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin at 4.00 pm RTE Radio 1 FM/Long Wave 252 & RTE Radio 1 Extra on Line
5. Carols from Kings – BBC 2 TV 5:45 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018sgwh
6. Midnight Mass from York Minster at 11:30 pm on BBC Radio 4
Live from York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, celebrates the First Mass of Christmas and gives the homily. Richard Shephard’s Mass of the Nativity is sung by the St William’s Singers accompanied by the York Young Soloists Orchestra, led by Sophie Lockett and under the direction of the composer. Traditional carols include ‘It came upon the midnight clear’, ‘O little town of Bethlehem’ and ‘O come all ye faithful.’ The readings are Isaiah 52 vv7–10 and John 1 vv1–14. The Organist is York Minster’s Assistant Director of Music, David Pipe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018fzwg
CHRISTMAS DAY
1. The bells of the Liverpool Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas – BBC Radio 4 –5:43am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018g14f
http://www.livpc.co.uk/our_church/bells.html
2. Good Morning Sunday – Aled Jones with the Archbishop of York and The Magnets – BBC Radio 2 – 6am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01888sf
3. Sentamu At Christmas – BBC Radio Humberside – a personal look with music, conversation and drama – 6 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mq2gk
4. Service from St Columbanus, Ballyholme: 9.00 on BBC Radio Ulster
Family Carols in the church and a devotional thought from the clergy of the area, pre–recorded on Ballyholme beach. Rector, Canon Simon Doogan, will be joined in his reflections by Peter Lyle the minister of Ballyholme Presbyterian and Baird Lewis the minister of Ballyholme Methodist.
5. Christmas Day Eucharist from Lichfield Cathedral BBC 1 TV −10 a.m.
Preacher Bishop Jonathan Gledhil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018jh4m
6. Christmas Day Big Sing from the Royal Albert Hall – BBC 1 TV Songs of Praise – 11 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018jh4p
7.
The Archbishops’ Christmas Message at 12.25pm RTE One TV
The Most Revd Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh, and Cardinal Sean Brady offer a Christmas message of hope and inspiration.
www.rte.ie/tv/worship
8. The Archbishops’ Christmas Message at 13.05 RTE Radio
www.rte.ie/radio1/religion/
Items will be available afterwards on the RTE Player:
www.rte.ie/player
9. The Queen’s Christmas Message – BBC Radio 4 − 3.00 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018g266
and on BBC 1 TV
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018jh4r
10. Sounds Sacred: Christmas Day at 5:03 pm on BBC Radio Ulster –
In a special Christmas edition of Sounds Sacred, Canon Noel Battye introduces listeners’ request for their favourite festive sacred music.
11. Sunday Half Hour: Christmas at Leeds Cathedral – BBC Radio 2 − 8.30 p.m.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01888sw