Music for the Midnight Mass of Christmas (Extraordinary Form), 24/25 December 2008

Carols & organ music begin at 11:30 p.m.
Prelude: Es is ein’ Ros’ entsprungen (Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897)
Carol: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Es is ein’ Ros’ entsprungen)
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem (St. Louis)
Prelude: Puer natus est (from Livre du Saint Sacrement) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Carol: In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst, 1874-1934)
Prelude: Desseins éternels (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Messiaen)
Carol: Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
Carol: Adeste Fideles (arr. David Willcocks, b.1919)

Music for the Midnight Mass of Christmas (Missale Romanum of 1962, 12:00 Midnight)
Missa O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of Christmas Midnight: Dominus dixit
Motet at the Offertory: Hodie nobis caelorum Rex (Giovanni Nanino, c.1543-1607)
Motet at the Communion: O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

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