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Sally Magnusson is in Edinburgh, host to Britain's biggest New Year street party, to meet some of those involved with Hogmanay and to hear the story behind Auld Lang Syne.

Sally Magnusson is in Edinburgh, host to Britain's biggest New Year street party, to meet some of those involved with the Hogmanay celebrations and to hear the story behind Auld Lang Syne.

Hymns from St Mary's Cathedral include Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You, Lord For the Years, and a performance of Morning Has Broken by the pupils of St Mary's Music School.

35 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Dec 2009 17:25

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

  • Congregations from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh.

    As With Gladness Men Of Old

    Words: William Chatterton Dix ( 1837 – 1898) Tune: Dix Music: from a choral by Conrad Kocher (1786 – 1872) Organist: Duncan Ferguson Conductor: Gordon Stewart Church Hymnary 4th edition. # 326. Canterbury Press.

  • Harpist Emily Hoile and Flautist Lily Caunt both from St Mary’s Music School.

    Morning Has Broken

    Words: Eleanor Farjean Tune: Bunessan Music: Traditional Gaelic melody Arranged By: Paul Leddington Wright Performed By: The choristers of St Mary’s Music School. Conductor: Duncan Ferguson

  • Congregations from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, and the Mary Erskine and Stewart’s Melville Schools junior choir.

    Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

    Words: Richard A M Gillard Tune: Servant Song Music: Richard A.M. Gillard (b1953) Organist: Duncan Ferguson Conductor: Gordon Stewart Church Hymnary 4th edition. #694 Canterbury Press

  • Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral

    Be Thou My Vision

    Words: From The Poem Book of the Gael, translated by M.E.Byrne edited by Eleanor Hull Music: Bob Chilcott Conductor: Duncan Ferguson Soloist: Alexander MacLaren ( St Mary’s Music School chorister) Oxford University Press 2001, Music Department Great Clarendon Street, Oxford. OX2 6DP

  • Congregations from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh.

    Father Eternal, Ruler Of Creation

    Words: Laurence J Housman Tune: Old 124th Music: Genevan Psalter 1551. Organist: Duncan Ferguson Conductor: Gordon Stewart Church Hymnary 4th edition #261. Canterbury Press

  • Congregations from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh.

    Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided

    Words: Edward Hayes Plumptre Tune;: Thornbury Music: Basil Harwood (1859 – 1949) Organist: Duncan Ferguson Conductor: Gordon Stewart New English Hymnal (words). New English Hymnal Company.

  • Congregations from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh,and the Mary Erskine and Stewart’s Melville Schools junior choir.

    Lord For The Years

    Words: Timothy Dudley Smith Tune: Lord of the Years Music: Michael Baugen Organist: Duncan Ferguson Conductor: Gordon Stewart Artist: Descant arranged by Robert Ramskill Church Hymnary 4th edition #159. Canterbury Press

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