Saturday 20th December 2025 – 7:30pm – Church Of Ireland Birr // With soloist Clare Dixon

Pre-concert REHEARSALS in Church of Ireland, Oxmantown Mall – just up from theatre.
Tuesday 16th December 7:30-9:30pm
Thursday 18th December with soloist Clare 7:30-9:30pm
Saturday 20th December Dress Rehearsal 2pm-4pm
Be at church for 7pm that evening. Concert starts at 7:30pm.
Dress code :
Women: all black, festive dresses/long skirts or trousers and formal/smart top. Sequins/lace etc. all good. Shoes of any colour.
Men: Smart dark suit – tux if possible, but don’t go buying anything especially – white shirt, festive bow tie. Tommy/Kevin might have some spare from last year?

click HERE for THE VIDEO FOR SILENT NIGHT

CLICK HERE FOR THE SIGNS EXPLAINED

Please click here to download the PDF with 6 songs in harmony:

NICE RECORDING OF ‘SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS’

AUDIO RECORDINGS

IRISH BLESSING BASSES

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Irish blessing men. All with piano accomp.

Ding dong altos

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Wexford Carol bar 18 – 25 sopranos

Wexford Carol bar 18-25 altos

Wexford Carol bar 37-41 men

Wexford Carol bar 37-41 alto

Wexford Carol bar 37-41 soprano

Wexford Carol bar 56-64 alto

Wexford Carol bar 56 – 64 Soprano

Wexford Carol bar 56-64 men

Wexford carol bar 76 to end men

Wexford Carol bar 76 to end altos

Wexford carol bar 76 to end sopranos

The most wonderful time of the year:

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

White Christmas

The Christmas Song

Silent night alto

We wish you a merry christmas alto

we wish you a merry christmas men

O Holy Night chorus part for all

Angels we have heard sopranos. Clare sings first section solo. Sopranos and altos come in at 55″ with “shepherd’s why this jubilee”.

Angels we have heard altos (don’t start until 55 seconds in, with shepherd’s why this…

Sing we now of Christmas All parts

Sing we now of Christmas alto

Sing we now men

Sing we now of Christmas sopranos

The Christmas Song

Follow the Heron all parts

Follow the Heron altos + Men

Programme

Joy to the World
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Sing we now of Christmas
Angels we have heard on high
Follow the Heron
Old Irish Blessing
Silent Night
Wexford Carol
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The Christmas song
Blue Skies
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Sleigh Ride
White Christmas
O Holy Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas!