| Orchestra or Band | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fanfare Trumpeters of the British Imperial Military Band |
| Set List | 'God Save the King' (The National Anthem), arr. Jacob,
'Masters in this Hall', arr. Willcocks,
'Once in Royal Davids City', Gauntlett, arr. Willcocks (Audience singalong),
'On This Day', C Haldane Stewart,
'Dank Sagen (Christmas Story)', Schütz,
'Noel Noel', Bednall,
'Joseph Lieber', H Praetorius,
'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel', trad, arr. Cooke (Audience singalong),
'He Shall Feed His Flock', 'Come Unto Him', Handel (withMary Bevan),
'In the Bleak Midwinter', Holst,
'A Babe is Born', Mathias,
'Wassail', R Vaughan Williams,
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', Wade, arr. Willcocks (Audience singalong)
INTERVAL
'Waltz' from Sleeping Beauty, Tchaikovsky,
'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen', trad, arr. Willcocks (Audience singalong),
'Shepherds Shake Off', arr. Cooke,
'Jesus Christ the Apple Tree', E Poston,
'Spy Isuse Spy (Sleep Jesus Sleep)', Fryz, arr. Panufnik (with Mary Bevan),
'Song to the Moon', Dvorak (with Mary Bevan),
'Unto Us Is Born a Son' (Audience singalong),
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', Davies (with Mary Bevan),
'Jul, Jul Strålande Jul', Nordqvist,
'Stille Nacht', arr. Cooke,
'Carol of the Bells', trad. Ukrainian, M Leontovich,
'Hark the Herald The Angels Sing', Mendelssohn (Audience singalong) |
| Performance Notes | The celebrated Royal Choral Society was formed as part of the Royal Albert Halls official opening, and the 150-strong choir has sung here every Christmas since 1872. This year will be a very special 150 year anniversary concert, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Richard Cooke.
Plus, special guests have now been announced. We look forward to welcoming Fanfare Trumpeters of the British Imperial Military Band and soprano Mary Bevan to the stage.
In honour of Ukraine, a beautiful Ukrainian carol Spy Isuse Spy (Sleep Jesus Sleep) by Roxanna Panufnik will be performed, alongside the famous Carol of the Bells by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych.
We cant wait to welcome the choir back to its spiritual home this Christmas. Plus, there will be traditional carols for the audience to singalong with too!
Premium Dining tickets were available for £225.50 per person, which included Premium Arena seat, champagne, three-course dinner, wine, beverages, souvenir programme and Christmas cracker.
A Festive Private Dining and Grand Tier Box Package were available for £350.50 per person (12 people), which included dedciated entrancem festive-decorated dining room, private cloakroom and bathroom, two course festive meal, dedicated waiter, private box hire, gift bags with Christmas gift and souvenir programme.
Christmas Lucury Box Package tickets were available for £2,204 (Loggia box) or £1,082 (Second Tier box), which included private box hire, dedicated waiter, champagne, wine, beverages, cold platters, hot bowl food, canapes, Christmas cracker and souvenir programme. |
| Related Archival Material | Poster (RAHE/2/2022/2) |