CHRISTMAS
(NATIVITY OF THE LORD)
The Christmas Carol Mass by Kevin Weed puts the texts of the Mass to the tunes of familiar Christmas carols, making it easy to learn and sing. It offers an opportunity to increase the use of popular melodies during the short Christmas season. The Mass setting includes options for the Memorial Acclamation and the Great Amen; the preferred version for each is provided here:
Years A, B, C
2023 \(\bullet\) 2024 \(\bullet\) 2025 \(\bullet\) 2026 \(\bullet\) 2027 \(\bullet\) 2028…2046 \(\bullet\) 2047 \(\bullet\) 2048 \(\bullet\) 2049
| Kyrie | Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen) | |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: Angels We Have Heard on High) | ||
| Gloria | Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: Several tunes) | |
| BB | Christmas Gloria (Paul Gibson) | |
| Holy, Holy, Holy | Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: Once In Royal David's City) | |
| Memorial Acclamation | Year A: Christmas Carol Mass, A ("When we eat...") (Tune: Angels We Have Heard on High) | |
| Year B: Christmas Carol Mass, B ("We proclaim your death...") (Tune: O Little Town of Bethlehem) | ||
| Year C: Christmas Carol Mass, C ("Save us, Savior...") (Tune: Good Christian Men, Rejoice) | ||
| Amen | Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: O Come, All Ye Faithful) | |
| Lamb of God | Christmas Carol Mass (Tune: Silent Night) |
(This setting is not currently available through any of the three major publishers. It will need to be purchased for public liturgical use here.)
Alternatively, the Mass parts during the season of Christmas can be taken from the appropriate Liturgical Cycle, using the Christmas Gloria instead of the Gloria from the Mass setting.
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