Music leaders, show us your song list - NEW!!

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Thank you guys for warning them about it. I was going to say something but I didn’t get the chance to. Please, benedictgal, hosea, and anyone else who is going/was discussing something that should be kept between individuals, please Private Message each other if you want to talk on the matters of sacred music. This thread is a music thread but it’s not a thread that should in the slightest matter be debatable. Please, let’s keep it how it should be and anything that doesn’t need to be discussed publicly on this board or anything that’s off-topic, please keep it in a private message or start a new thread.
 
mhazell said:
. PM-ing me or reporting my post to the moderator would have been a bit more courteous than publicly reprimanding the thread newbie.
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You are right. I am only not PM-ing now because I said what I did in public and should apologize in public. I do not like to report posts when other options exist, but I should have PM-ed you, then made a general plea to avoid rabbit trails. I am sorry.
 
4th Sunday of Advent Year C:

God has chosen me
Lord, make us turn to You from Gather
Mary’s Song 495 in JourneySongs
Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) and Holy is His Name for Communion
Every Valley

did it get warm in here? I guess it’s me.

:o

peace,
h
 
This is what I have used:

Fourth Sunday of Advent
Entrance: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Offertory: My Soul in Stillness Waits
Communion: Creator of the Stars of Night
Recessional: Lift up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates

Spanish:
Entrance: O Ven, O Ven Emmanuel (original version)
Offertory: Habre Tu Tienda al Senor or Bienaventurada eres Virgen Maria
Communion: Alegres, los Corazones
Recessional: Abrense los Cielos
 
Here’s my Christmas picks:

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass - Thursday, December 24th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #102 The First Noel
Communion Hymn: #93 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Meditation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Midnight - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Prepartion of the Gifts: #82 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Communion Hymn: #90 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Dawn and During the Day - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #81 Angels We Have Heard On High
Communion Hymn: #102 The First Noel
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Here’s my Christmas picks:

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass - Thursday, December 24th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #102 The First Noel
Communion Hymn: #93 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Meditation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Midnight - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Prepartion of the Gifts: #82 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Communion Hymn: #90 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Dawn and During the Day - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #81 Angels We Have Heard On High
Communion Hymn: #102 The First Noel
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World
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Your selections are great; however, I would not use The First Noel just yet. This is more of an Epiphany song since it references the journey of the Magi. Why not consider O Little Town of Bethlehem for Communion? Some folks may not know this, but, Bethlehem means “the House of Bread” and it is actually fitting for Communion because the true Bread come down from heaven was born in the House of Bread. You could also use Lo How A Rose for Christmas Eve.

Something interesting that the Sistene Chapel Choir does is sing O Come All Ye Faithful for Communion. For the entrance, they sing the Latin (or Italian) entrance antiphon, You are my Son, this day I have begotten you. It sounded a little strange, at first, because I am so used to using and hearing Christmas carols, but, it is beautiful.
 
Here’s my Christmas picks:

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass - Thursday, December 24th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #96 The Snow Lay on the Ground
Communion Hymn: #94 O Little Town of Bethlehem
Meditation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Midnight - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Prepartion of the Gifts: #82 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Communion Hymn: #90 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Dawn and During the Day - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #96 The Snow Lay on the Ground
Communion Hymn: #81 Angels We Have Heard On High
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Here’s my Christmas picks:

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass - Thursday, December 24th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #96 The Snow Lay on the Ground
Communion Hymn: #94 O Little Town of Bethlehem
Meditation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Midnight - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Prepartion of the Gifts: #82 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Communion Hymn: #90 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World

Christmas Mass at Dawn and During the Day - Friday, December 25th, 2009 - YEAR C

Processional Hymn: #78 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: #96 The Snow Lay on the Ground
Communion Hymn: #81 Angels We Have Heard On High
Mediation Hymn: #88 Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: #79 Joy to the World
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That is beautiful. The challenge down here in my neck of the hinterland is that we also have a plethora of Spanish-language Masses as well.

This is what I have used:

Processional: Adeste Fideles
Preparation of the Gifts: Viva, Viva Jesus Mi Amor
Communion: Noche de Paz
Recessional Hymn: Spanish version of Joy to the World

For the rare bilingual Mass:

Processional: Adeste Fideles (all three languages–Latin, English, Spanish)
Preparation of the Gifts: Viva, Viva, Jesus Mi Amor
Communion: Silent Night/Noche de Paz
Pastorcitos del Monte Venid
Recessional: Bilingual version of Joy to the World
 
benedictgal said:
That is beautiful. The challenge down here in my neck of the hinterland is that we also have a plethora of Spanish-language Masses as well.

This is what I have used:

Processional: Adeste Fideles
Preparation of the Gifts: Viva, Viva Jesus Mi Amor
Communion: Noche de Paz
Recessional Hymn: Spanish version of Joy to the World

For the rare bilingual Mass:

Processional: Adeste Fideles (all three languages–Latin, English, Spanish)
Preparation of the Gifts: Viva, Viva, Jesus Mi Amor
Communion: Silent Night/Noche de Paz
Pastorcitos del Monte Venid
Recessional: Bilingual version of Joy to the World
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Thank you! Your picks are beautiful as well. I never heard “The Snow Lay on the Ground” before ever at Mass until the feast of the Holy Family in 2007. I thought it was so beautiful so I thought of using it. I was going to save it for another time (between Christmas and the Baptism of the Lord), and I have it planned for the Baptism of the Lord, but I thought I could use it again on Christmas. It really “sets the scene.”

One thing I could never do though is have a contemporary song on Christmas. I would also be horrified if my music director picked one.

Last year, when reading my planning magazine for Easter, they suggested using a contemporary song on Easter Sunday as the processional named “Sweet Redeemer.” I would never be happy if that was replaced with “Jesus Christ is Risen Today.”
 
This will probably my very first year where I won’t be part of any music liturgy for Christmas because my due date is so close to Christmas. 😦 It might also be the first year that I have to miss mass (if this little one decides to come on the 24th/25th and not before.) So, I don’t have any list for this year’s music. Anyway, your choices, CatholicZ09 and Benedictgal, are lovely. 🙂
 
Here is the list I am using:

For Mass:

Adeste Fideles #341 Key of G, as written. I will play piano

Angels We Have Heard on High # 347 key of D

Celtic Alleluia Key of G

O Little Town of Bethlehem Key of E flat

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Key of G

Silent Night Key of A flat

Away in a Manger Key of E flat

Joy to the World Key of C

Before Mass, we can work up basically an song one wishes to throw out. I would like to work up Silent Night as companion song with Night of Silence. Everything else is open. Some possibilities include:

Do you Hear What I Hear
The Little Drummer Boy
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Key of D
What Child is This - Key of F
The First Nowell – Key of B flat
O Holy Night – I like B flat for this
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Non religious songs can include
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Jingle Bells
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
 
benedictgal said:
Why not consider O Little Town of Bethlehem for Communion? Some folks may not know this, but, Bethlehem means “the House of Bread” and it is actually fitting for Communion because the true Bread come down from heaven was born in the House of Bread. .
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You come up with the most interesting tid-bits, Benedictgal. What a beautiful historical fact that is! I may try to work that info into the liturgy when I introduce O little town of Bethlehem for Communion.

You are quite a valuable member to this forum.

peace,
h
 
pnewton said:
Here is the list I am using:

I would like to work up Silent Night as companion song with Night of Silence. Everything else is open. Some possibilities include:
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We have linked those two together many times. Very beautiful. Love the words to Night of Silence.

Nice work on the song lists. A blessing on all your Liturgies!

peace,
h
 
Nativity of our Lord Vigil 12/24/09 Year C

Angels we have heard on high (using the Josh Groban guitar arrangement)
Today is born our Savior from Gather
Prep: O Holy Night (Ralph Carmichael arrangement for SATB)
Communion: Child of the poor (Journeysongs 365. A beautiful weaving of a touching song with 'What Child is this), Away in a manger (harmony by Wynonna Judd), and Silent night (the last two songs will be guitar only and accapella.)
Closing: How can you not do Joy to the world?!

We do the overflow masses in the church social hall so I have to take all my own equipment. Gosh! I love setting up all that stuff!

peace,
h
 
I cannot have Christmas Masses without “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and “Joy to the World.” The Processionals and Recessionals for all Masses are reserved for those.
 
Well, I had to go to my church tonight for a Christmas pagaent practice, and I had to see what the songs were for this coming Sunday (that’s so me.)

Sunday, December 20th, 2009 - Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C

Processional Hymn: #48 The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
Preparation of the Gifts: #720 Mary, Woman of the Promise
Communion Hymns: #44 The Whole World is Waiting for Love
#58 Creator of the Stars of Night
Recessional Hymn: #65 See How the Virgin Waits
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Well, I had to go to my church tonight for a Christmas pagaent practice, and I had to see what the songs were for this coming Sunday (that’s so me.)

Sunday, December 20th, 2009 - Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C

Processional Hymn: #48 The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
Preparation of the Gifts: #720 Mary, Woman of the Promise
Communion Hymns: #44 The Whole World is Waiting for Love
#58 Creator of the Stars of Night
Recessional Hymn: #65 See How the Virgin Waits
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I am a litle skeptical about #720 and #44, but, that’s me. It’s funny. Down here (as I would suspect the case would be in most places), my PV and a priest friend of mine remind us that Advent addresses two comings: the first two weeks are devoted to the Second Coming of the Lord, while the last two weeks are devoted to the First Coming.

I have always used The King Shall Come for the Solemnity of Christ the King and the first Sunday of Advent (both recessionals). All four Sundays, I have used O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I am surprised that your parish is not using O Come, O Come for the last Sunday of Advent.

I would have moved #65 to the Offertory and then placed Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates as the recessional. The way I see it, (and as you have heard it) it is quite majestic and joyful and, at the risk of sounding vulgar, it signfies that we are at the home stretch and the great feast of Christmas is right around the corner.
 
benedictgal said:
I am a litle skeptical about #720 and #44, but, that’s me. It’s funny. Down here (as I would suspect the case would be in most places), my PV and a priest friend of mine remind us that Advent addresses two comings: the first two weeks are devoted to the Second Coming of the Lord, while the last two weeks are devoted to the First Coming.

I have always used The King Shall Come for the Solemnity of Christ the King and the first Sunday of Advent (both recessionals). All four Sundays, I have used O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I am surprised that your parish is not using O Come, O Come for the last Sunday of Advent.

I would have moved #65 to the Offertory and then placed Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates as the recessional. The way I see it, (and as you have heard it) it is quite majestic and joyful and, at the risk of sounding vulgar, it signfies that we are at the home stretch and the great feast of Christmas is right around the corner.
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I agree with the situation with “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” “See How the Virgin Waits” has been a hymn we have sung as the recessional on the Fourth Sunday for a while. The verses kind of give the feel that Christmas is so close:
  1. See how the virgin waits for him, Mary in wonder waits for him.
    Shake off your slumber, come all full of wonder, Jesus is coming as the Prince of Peace. Shake off your slumber, come all full of wonder, Jesus is coming as the Prince of Peace.
  2. Gently she hears the distant breeze, swaying the silver olive trees.
    What is she thinking as the sun is sinking waiting the birthday of her first-born sun?
    What is she thinking as the sun is sinking waiting the birthday of her first-born sun?
  3. Now a new patten on the loom, now a new presence in the room.
    Waking or sleeping, all her loves she’s keeping, waiting the coming of the Son of God.
    Waking or sleeping, all her loves she’s keeping, waiting the coming of the Son of God.
And with “Mary, Woman of the Promise”, it doesn’t really bother me, because it goes back and touches upon her “YES!” to the Angel Gabriel.

“The Whole World is Waiting for Love” is just a little contemporary Advent song.
  1. We’re waiting for Jesus like Mary, we’re waiting for Jesus the Lord.
Refrain: Come down Lord Jesus, come quickly Lord Jesus. The whole world is waiting for love! The whole world is waiting for love.
  1. We’re laying a manger for Mary, A manger for Jesus the Lord. (Refrain)
  2. We’re making it lovely for Mary, So lovely for Jesus the Lord. (Refrain)
 
We have been using the music from the Catholic Mass…Revealed.
and everyone seems to like it much better than the OCP stuff we had.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
I agree with the situation with “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” “See How the Virgin Waits” has been a hymn we have sung as the recessional on the Fourth Sunday for a while. The verses kind of give the feel that Christmas is so close:
  1. See how the virgin waits for him, Mary in wonder waits for him.
    Shake off your slumber, come all full of wonder, Jesus is coming as the Prince of Peace. Shake off your slumber, come all full of wonder, Jesus is coming as the Prince of Peace.
  2. Gently she hears the distant breeze, swaying the silver olive trees.
    What is she thinking as the sun is sinking waiting the birthday of her first-born sun?
    What is she thinking as the sun is sinking waiting the birthday of her first-born sun?
  3. Now a new patten on the loom, now a new presence in the room.
    Waking or sleeping, all her loves she’s keeping, waiting the coming of the Son of God.
    Waking or sleeping, all her loves she’s keeping, waiting the coming of the Son of God.
And with “Mary, Woman of the Promise”, it doesn’t really bother me, because it goes back and touches upon her “YES!” to the Angel Gabriel.

“The Whole World is Waiting for Love” is just a little contemporary Advent song.
  1. We’re waiting for Jesus like Mary, we’re waiting for Jesus the Lord.
Refrain: Come down Lord Jesus, come quickly Lord Jesus. The whole world is waiting for love! The whole world is waiting for love.
  1. We’re laying a manger for Mary, A manger for Jesus the Lord. (Refrain)
  2. We’re making it lovely for Mary, So lovely for Jesus the Lord. (Refrain)
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CatholicZ09, you certainly have a heart for our Lord. It shows the way you want us to read the lyrics that touch your heart so beautifully. Thank you for your ministry!
peace,
hosea
 
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