BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship Carols for the Christ Child 8:10am Sunday

1 December Carols for the Christ Child 17 days left to listen

8 December Carols for the Christ Child : ‘Fel yr Wyt’ / ‘As you are’ – the Welsh Plygain Carol Tradition 24 days left to listen
On this Second Sunday in Advent, Sunday Worship comes from St Garmon’s Church, nestled in the Ceiriog Valley in the North-East of Wales.
Priest, composer and musician Rev. Dr Cass Meurig Thomas, and Welsh poet and musician Gwyneth Glyn explore the sound, poetry and spirituality of the unique Welsh Plygain carol tradition.
We hear a feast of archive recordings, as well live performances at St Garmon’s by Arfon Gwilym, Sioned Webb and Siân James, individuals for whom the Plygain tradition forms an important part of their lives.
They also share some of the history of this unique tradition, as well as personal memories of attending the Plygain services across the years.

15 December Carols for the Christ Child: Village Carols
As Christmas approaches and the sound of carolling is heard in churches around the country, in the pubs and band halls in the villages around Sheffield and North Derbyshire,
the sound is somewhat different. Hundreds flock to the local boozer to join their voices in song, in anticipation of Christmas.
But the tunes and texts are unique to this tradition and, outside the local area, most people wouldn't recognise the carols being sung.

22 December “Carols for the Christ Child” ends this Fourth Sunday of Advent with a service from
Fisherwick Presbyterian Church in Belfast with the Chapel Choir of Methodist College, Belfast.