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Community Christmas CAR-ol Sing-Along

A Resource by Worship Design Studioand The Center for Congregational Song

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Pastor Bill Bryan, Narrator:Greetings. We are from Abingdon Baptist Church. Welcome to our Community Christmas Carol Sing-Long -- a Park, Porch, and Sidewalk Sing, a project of singers across the country to “fill the night with music and light!”

This year has been a difficult one in so many ways. As the classic Advent hymn says, “O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer, our spirits by Thine advent here.” We hope our music and light in this nighttime of our lives will cheer your spirits and will be part of binding ”all people in one heart and mind.”

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Narrator: The beloved song “O Come, All Ye Faithful” invites us to come to Bethlehem and behold the Christ child. But in this time of pandemic, we will remind you in the midst of this song that it isn’t advisable to come and behold… too close!

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Narrator: In the classic carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” it is the hamlet of Bethlehem that is small. But in this next carol, we sing about a tiny thing that has changed so many lives this year–a virus. In this carol, we thank all those people who have put their lives on the line to bring relief and help, and we remember that every little tiny thing we can do to help someone’s suffering is really a big contribution to our communities.

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Narrator: The next song has a birthday this year! “This Little Light of Mine” is 100 years old! That’s one hundred years of encouraging us to let our light shine, especially in the midst of hard times. This song was a powerful witness during the Civil Rights Era and we would like you to join us tonight as we “fill this night with music and light” and commit to continue the work to make the world a better place. You can do this most safely by singing with sign language .

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Narrator: One of the most beloved moments of Christmas Eve is when we gather together, light our candles, and sing “Silent Night.” We will not be able to pack our churches and sing safely together this year so we want to give you that opportunity right now to be surrounded by light and love and remember that “calm and bright” is the way that this world is meant to be. Let us do all we can to offer this to a hurting and weary world. Let this be our prayer.

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Narrator: Thank you for joining us for our Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along, a Park, Porch, and Sidewalk Sing, joining our voices with people all over the country as we offer this message of love and light.

We hope that you have felt some cheer and you are reminded that we are all one human family. And…

“we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Quarantine!”

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“Park, Porch and Sidewalk Sings” used with permission of Worship Design Studio (www.worshipdesignstudio.com) and

The Center for Congregational Song (https://congregationalsong.org).

Resource Design and Production of Musical Settings, Leader Guides and Narration: Brian Hehn, Center for Congregational Song and Marcia McFee, Worship Design Studio

Music Notation Engraving: Glenn Osborne and hymnary.org Songbook Layout and Graphics: Jenna Duxbury

Notes“O Come, O Come Immanuel.” Tune: VENI IMMANUEL (Chant). Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Image from Hymnary.org. Original text Latin: “Veni, veni Emmanuel,” c. 12th century. Translated by J. M. Neale, 1851.

“O Come, All Ye Faithful.” Tune: ADESTE FIDELES. Meter: Irregular with refrain. Original text and music attributed to John Francis Wade, “Adeste Fideles.” Translated by Frederick Oakeley, 1841. Verse 2 by Paul Richardson, used with permission.

“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” Tune: CAROL (Willis). Meter: 8.6.8.6 D. Original text and tune by Edmund H. Sears, 1849. Verses 2 and 3 by Charles Spence Freeman, used with permission.

“A Tiny Thing We Cannot See.” Tune: ST. LOUIS (Redner), [“O Little Town of Bethlehem”]. Meter: 7.6.8.6 D. Original text and tune by Phillips Brooks, 1868. “A Tiny Thing We Cannot See” text by Rae E. Whitney, selahpub.com. Used with permission.

“This Little Light of Mine.” Tune: [This Little Light of Mine]. Meter: Irregular. African-American Spiritual.

“Go, Tell It on the Mountain.” Tune: GO TELL IT. Meter: Irregular. African-American Spiritual, adapted by John W. Work. Image from Hymnary.org.

“Silent Night.” Tune: STILLE NACHT. Meter: Irregular. Text by Joseph Mohr, 1818. Translated by J. Freeman Young and another anonymous source. Image from Hymnary.org.

“Joy to the World.” Tune: ANTIOCH. Meter: 8.6.8.6. Text by Isaac Watts, 1719.Image from hymnary.org.

“We Wish You a Merry Christmas (We Wish You a Happy Quarantine).” Tune: [We Wish You a Merry Christmas]. Original text and tune by E. D. Whitman. Verse 2 by Brian Hehn, used with permission.