O Holy night! With the Metropolitan Choir and the sacrament of Communion (where all are welcome), this is always one of most looked forward to services of the entire year.
• Preludes: Rhapsodie on Christmas Themes (Eugène Gigout), Offertoire sur deux Noëls (Alexandre Guilmant)
• Readings: Isaiah 62:6-12, Luke 2:1-20
• Sermon: "Is it true?" (The Reverend Jason Meyers)
• Anthems: Quem pastores (14th c. German carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams), The Infant King (arr. David Willcocks), Sussex Carol (arr. David Willcocks), The Shepherds’ Farewell (Hector Berlioz)
• Offertory: Minuit, Chrétiens! (Adolphe Adam)
• Postlude: Finale, from Symphonie gothique, op. 70 (Charles-Marie Widor)