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Performance TitleJoy to the World - A Celebration of Christmas, in aid of The Westminster Appeal Trust - The Save the Children Fund
Performance Date19 December 1989
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersEdward Woodward,
Stratford Johns,
Mollie Sugden,
Pamela Armstrong,
Lindka Cierach,
Bob Holness,
Ned Sherrin,
Simon Williams,
Kate Hamilton,
Joseph Matheson,
Tony Griffiths,
Alec Myles,
John Thornton
George Segal,
Anthony Andrews,
Nicola Pagett,
HRH The Princess Royal,
Dr Sultana Khanum - speakers

Edward Snow,
Rhiannon Williams,
Helen Kucharek,
Michael Pearce,
Cliff Richard - vocals,
Tristan Fry - percussion,
Malcolm Hicks - organ,
Osian Ellis - harp
Roy Castle - trumpet

Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom,
Sylvia Young Theatre School students,
The Sixties Tiller Girls,
Commonwealth Children
Orchestra or BandDagenham Girl Pipers,
Band of the Welsh Guards
Drummers from HM Royal Marines and the House of Lords,
English Baroque Orchestra,
London Brass,
Massed Trumpeters:
The Life Guards,
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horseguards and 1st Dragoons),
Grenadier Guards,
Coldstream Guards,
Scots Guards,
Irish Guards,
Welsh Guards,
Harp Ensemble,
Handbell Teams: Hamilton Ringers, Warnham Handbell Consort
ChoirsLondon Oriana Choir,
English Baroque Choir,
London Pro Arte Choir,
The Waverley Singers,
Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree, Boys Choir
ConductorsLeon Lovett
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Angels from the Realms of Glory', arr. Lovett,
Excerpts from 'The Creation', Haydn (Helen Kucharek, Michael Pearce),
'Noah's Ark - The Animals Went in Two by Two,
'Angel's Carol', Rutter (Edward Snow, Rhiannon Williams),
'Gabriel's Message', arr. Lovett (Choir),
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', arr. Vaughan Williams, desc. Thomas Armstrong,
'Ding Dong! Merrily on High', harm. Charles Wood (Hamilton Ringers, Warnham Handbell Consort, Choir),
'Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht', Gruber, arr. Lovett (Choir),
'Torches', John Joubers (Haberdashers' Aske's Boys Choir),
'Quem Pastores Laudavere', arr. Rutter (Choir),
'Il est ne le divin enfant', arr. Rutter (Choir),
'Once in Royal David's City', Gauntlett, harm. Mann, desc. Willcocks,
'Away in a Manger', Kirkpatrick, arr. Willcocks,
'For Unto Us a Child is Born (Messiah)',
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', Wade, arr. Willcocks
INTERVAL
'The First Nowell', arr.Willcocks,
'Percussion Medley - Happy Tristmas!', arr. Leslie Pearson (Tristan Fry),
'The Twelve Days of Christmas (Roy Castle),
'Gloria (Vespers)', Rachmaninoff,
'Christmas', Sir John Betjeman (Anthony Andrews, Nicola Pagett),
'Born to Rule the Earth', arr. Alan Taylor (Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree, Boys Choir),
'Mistletoe and Wine', (Cliff Richard)
'We Are the World', Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie (The Commonwealth Children),
'All the World Rejoices' (The Commonwealth Children),
Speech (HRH The Princess Royal, Dr Sultana Khanum),
'Joy to the World', Handel, arr. Lowell Mason,
Fanfare,
'Sussex Carol', arr.Willcocks,
A visit from St Nicholas', Clement C Moore (George Segal),
Father Christmas,
'Jingle Bells', J Pierpoint, arr. Willcocks,
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks,
'We Wish you a Merry Christmas', arr. Arthur Warrel
'We Need a Little Christmas', Jerry Herman
Royal PresenceHM Queen Elizabeth II,
HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh,
HRH Princess Anne The Princess Royal,
HRH Prince William,
Peter Phillips
Performance NotesHM The Queen recorded her annual Christmas Message during this event, sending a special greeting to the children of the Commonwealth; this was the first time an audience had heard the speech prior to its airing on Christmas Day. As damage to the environment continued to be a cause of global concern, The Queen used her message to urge children to respect and protect their world:

"I usually make my Christmas Broadcast to the Commonwealth from Windsor or Buckingham Palace. This year I thought I would use the presence of two thousand children at this occasion organised by Save the Children Fund in the Albert Hall, here in the heart of London, to send this special message to the children of the Commonwealth. Those of you present are the immediate audience for my broadcast, but I am also speaking by radio and television to people throughout the world.
Quite a lot of you have written to me in the last year or so, saying how worried they were about the future of our planet.
Many would have heard about the greenhouse effect and the even more urgent problems caused by the pollution of rivers and seas and the cutting down of great forests."

The Hon. Mary Morrison, Sir William Heseltine, Mr Kenneth Scott, Mr Robin Janvrin and Lieutenant-Colonel Blair Stewart-Wilson were in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1989/164),
Photographs (RAHE/3/1989/11),
Colour Transparencies (RAHE/3/10/9),
Videos (RAHE/5/1989/1-2)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1989/164'Joy to the World' - A Celebration of Christmas, in aid of The Save the Children Fund19 December 1989
RAHE/3/10/9Joy to the World19 December 1989
RAHE/3/1989/11Photographs of the 'Joy to the World' event 19 December 1989
RAHE/5/1/1989/5Joy to the World - A Celebration of Christmas, in aid of the Save the Children Fund19 December 1989
RAHE/8/4/1989/1Joy to the World - A Celebration of Christmas and Post-concert Reception19 December 1989
RAHE/5/1/1989/4* The Queen's Speech - Joy to the World19 December 1989
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ukoriebear_LoikJoy to the World - A Celebration of Christmas, in aid of The Westminster Appeal Trust - The Save the Children Fund1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/14Richard; Sir; Cliff (14 October 1940); OBE; British singer, actor and philanthropist
DS/UK/5316Hicks; Malcolm (fl 1980s-2010s); English pianist, conductor
DS/UK/14420Sylvia Young Theatre School; 1972-; British theatre school
DS/UK/1756Save the Children Fund; 1919-; International NGO
DS/UK/15511Holness; Bob (1928-2012); British radio and television presenter
DS/UK/12529Sherrin; Edward George 'Ned' (1931-2007); CBE; English broadcaster, author and stage director
DS/UK/936Andrews; Anthony (12 January 1948); English actor
DS/UK/8943Princess Anne, The Princess Royal; Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (1950-); British royal family member
DS/UK/16543Johns; Stratford (1925-2002); English actor
DS/UK/16544Woodward; Edward (1930-2009); English actor
DS/UK/7359Ellis; Osian Gwynn (1928-2021); Welsh harpist, composer, teacher
DS/UK/9670Castle; Roy (1932-1994); OBE; English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter, musician
DS/UK/11774Fry; Tristan (fl 1960s-); English drummer, percussionist
DS/UK/10411London Oriana Choir; 1973-; British choir
DS/UK/9146English Baroque Choir; c1980-; English choir
DS/UK/9148Lovett; Leon (fl 1980s-); English conductor
DS/UK/3143Queen Elizabeth II; Queen; Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (21 April 1926-8 September 2022); Queen of the British Isles, Constitutional Monarch of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Defender of the Faith
DS/UK/17476Sugden; Mollie (1922-2009); English comedy actress
DS/UK/17475Pagett; Nicola (1945-); British actress
DS/UK/18832The Waverley Singers; fl 1990s-; English choir
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