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14/12/2014

Jermain Jackman, winner of The Voice, visits a school to set them a Christmas carol challenge. Plus there is a chance to sing along with festive favourites from around the country.

40 minutes

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Sun 14 Dec 2014 16:25

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Piæ Cantiones

    Unto Us A Child Is Born

    Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Lyricist: Percy Dearmer. Lyricist: George Ratcliffe Woodward. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Josh Hales. Supporting Artist: Sarah Campbell. Supporting Artist: Jonathan Murray. Supporting Artist: Samual Yates. Supporting Artist: Dominic Hales. Supporting Artist: Alexander Gregory.

    Tune: Puer Nobis

  • Graham Kendrick

    Like A Candle Flame

    Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Daniel Cook. Choir: St David’s Cathedral.
  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Lyricist: Josef Mohr. Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Supporting Artist: Andrew Earis. Choir: St George’s Memorial Church, Ypres.

    Tune: Stille Nacht

  • William James Kirkpatrick

    Away In A Manger

    Lyricist: John McFarland. Lyricist: Anon.. Performer: The King's Men.

    Tune: Cradle Song

  • Adolphe Adam

    O Holy Night

    Lyricist: John Sullivan Dwight. Performer: Pumeza Matshikiza. Choir: Tessera. Supporting Artist: Andrew Dunlop.
  • The Kings C of E School Choir

    The Kings School Carol

    Lyricist: The Kings C of E School Choir. Performer: The Kings C of E School Choir.
  • John Francis Wade

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Lyricist: John Francis Wade. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Supporting Artist: Simon Lenton. Supporting Artist: Christopher Parkes. Supporting Artist: Kevin Pitt. Supporting Artist: Leslie Neish. Supporting Artist: Andrew Jones. Supporting Artist: Bill Whelan.

    Tune: Adeste Fideles

Factsheet for Sunday, 14 December 2014

Jermain Jackman, winner of The Voice, visits a school to set them a Christmas carol challenge. Plus there is a chance to sing along with festive favourites from around the country.

Contributions

Introduction and Final Story

Connie Fisher visits The King’s Church of England School in Wolverhampton to set them a challenge. Can they write and perform a carol in a day? Jermain Jackman, winner of 91Èȱ¬â€™s The Voice 2014, joins in to lend a hand and the choir perform their very own, 'The King’s School Carol'. The finished carol is also available to download from iTunes: The King's Carol performed by The Choir of The King's Church of England School Wolverhampton.

The World War One Christmas Truce: Part Three

Annerose Zehmisch – Grandaughter of Kurt Zehmisch
Commenting on the diary of Lieutenant Kurt Zehmisch, her Grandfather, who was instrumental in calling the Christmas truce in World War One.

Luke, Louise & Morgan Tapp – Relatives of Private William Tapp
They comment on the diary of Private William Tapp. Private William Tapp was a soldier for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment from Birmingham who wrote a diary account of his experiences during the Christmas truce of 1914. He was killed in the Second Battle of Ypres and his death is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

Alan Reed – World War One Historian
Alan Reed has co-written a book with Andrew Hamilton: . The book features a collection of short biographies of 50 soldiers (and a nurse) who were tragically killed in the Great War. In a novel approach to honouring the centenary of the Great War, Andrew Hamilton and Alan Reed have compiled informative and compassionate tributes to personalities whose stories provide a detailed snapshot of society before the outbreak of war and the horrors of life at the Front.

The King’s Men

David Grant meets members of The Kings Men - the choral scholars from the choir of King's College, Cambridge. They share their thoughts on being part of the world famous Carols From King's broadcast – 60-years-old this year – and David gets to join them singing a fun, seasonal song.

High-angle footage of King’s College shown by kind permission of the Provost and Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge.

The Nativity Painting

Diane Louise Jordan meets artist, Jenny Bell, as she paints her contemporary Nativity scene on the wall at Nottingham Midland Station.

Locations

This week, hymn-singing comes from St George’s Memorial Church, Ypres, Belgium, while 'O Holy Night' was filmed at , Manchester.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jermain Jackman
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer David Taviner

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