Carols in the Square, Church Stretton
Christmas Eve 2025
- O come all ye faithful
- The first nowell
- While shepherds watched
- We three kings
- Hark the herald
- Once in royal David's city
- Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
- Good King Wenceslas
- Silent night
- O little town of Bethlehem
- Away in a manger
- Little donkey
- Jingle bells
- Deck the halls
- We wish you a merry Christmas
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O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
O come ye o come ye to Bethlehem,
Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the Lord
Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God, in the highest.
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Yea Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning
Jesu to thee be glory given,
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.
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The first nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell,
Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far,
And to the earth it gave great light
And so continued both day and night.
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Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
That hath made heaven and earth of nought
And with his blood mankind hath bought.
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around.
“Fear not,” said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind,
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
For you and all mankind.”
“To you in David’s town this day
Is born of David’s line
A saviour who is Christ the Lord
And this shall be the sign.”
All glory be to God on high
And to the earth be peace,
Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men
Begin and never cease.
We three kings of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
Born a king on Bethlehem plain,
Gold I bring to crown him again,
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
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Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a deity nigh,
Prayer and praising, our hearts raising,
Worship him God most high.
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Myrrh is mine its bitter perfume,
Breathes a life of gathering gloom,
Sorrowing sighing, bleeding dying,
Sealed in a stone-cold tomb.
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Glorious now, behold him arise,
King and God and sacrifice,
Heaven sings alleluia,
Alleluia the earth replies.
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Hark the herald Angels sing
Glory to the new born King,
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies,
With the angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Christ by highest heaven adored
Christ the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of a virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus our Emmanuel.
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace
Hail the Sun of Righteousness,
Light and life to all he brings
Risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by
Born that we no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth.
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Once in royal David’s city
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her baby
In a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
He came down to earth from heaven
Who is God and Lord of all,
And his shelter was a stable,
And his cradle was a stall:
With the poor, and meek, and lowly,
Lived on earth our saviour holy.
And our eyes at last shall see him,
Through his own redeeming love;
For that child so dear and gentle
Is our Lord in heav’n above,
And he leads his children on
To the place where he is gone.
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glowed.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say,
“Rudolph with your nose so bright
won’t you guide my sleigh tonight.”
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
You’ll go down in history.
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight
Gathering winter fuel.
“Hither page and stand by me
If thou know’st it telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?”
“Sire, he lives a good league hence
Underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes’ fountain.”
In his master’s steps he trod
Where the snow lay dinted,
Heat was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore Christian men be sure
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.
Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright,
Round yon virgin mother and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night holy night,
Shepherds first saw the light,
Heard resounding clear and long,
Far and near the angel song.
Christ the saviour is here,
Christ the saviour is here.
Silent night holy night,
Son of God oh how bright,
Love is smiling from thy face,
Peals for us the hour of grace.
Christ the saviour is born
Christ the saviour is born
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie,
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given.
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
O holy child of Bethlehem
Descend to us we pray,
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell,
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Away in a manger,
No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down his sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
The baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus
No crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus,
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children
In thy tender care,
And fit us for heaven,
To live with thee there.
Little donkey little donkey,
On the dusty road
Got to keep on, plodding onwards,
With your precious load.
Been a long time, little donkey,
Through the winter’s night
Don’t give up now little donkey
Bethlehem’s in sight.
Ring out those bells tonight,
Bethlehem, Bethlehem.
Follow that star tonight,
Bethlehem, Bethlehem.
Little donkey, little donkey,
Had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary,
Safely on her way.
Little donkey, little donkey,
Journey's end is near,
There are wise men waiting for a
Sign to bring them here.
Do not falter little donkey,
There’s a star ahead,
I will guide you little donkey,
To a cattle shed.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a
One horse open sleigh.
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the hills we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly
fa la la la la la la la la
'tis the season to be jolly
fa la la la la la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel
fa la la la la la la la la
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol
fa la la la la la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us...
Strike the harp and join the chorus...
Follow me in merry measure...
While I tell of Yuletide treasure...
Fast away the old year passes
Hail the new year, lads and lasses...
Sing we joyous all together...
Heedless of the wind and weather...
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy new year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin,
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year.
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
And bring some out here.
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For we all like figgy pudding,
For we all like figgy pudding,
For we all like figgy pudding,
So bring some out here.
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And we won’t go until we’ve got some,
And we won’t go until we’ve got some,
And we won’t go until we’ve got some,
So bring some out here.
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