Music Suggestions
First Mass at Midnight of the Nativity of Our Lord (EF)
Liturgical Music
Official texts
- Introit:
- Dominus díxit ad me [Liber Usualis p.392]
- Dominus díxit ad me [Graduale Romanum p.27-28]
- Dominus díxit ad me [Gregorian Missal p.189]
- Dominus díxit ad me (chant)
- Dominus díxit ad me by various composers
- Gradual:
- Tecum princípium [Liber usualis, p.393]
- Tecum princípium [Graduale Romanum p.28-29]
- Tecum princípium [Gregorian Missal p.190-191]
- Tecum princípium (chant)
- Tecum princípium by various composers
- Alleluia:
- Dominus díxit ad me [Liber usualis, p.361]
- Dominus díxit ad me [Graduale Romanum p.25-26]
- Dominus díxit ad me [Gregorian Missal p.187]
- Dominus díxit ad me (chant)
- Offertory:
- Laeténtur caéli [Liber usualis, p.394-395]
- Laeténtur caéli [Graduale Romanum p.29]
- Laeténtur caéli [Gregorian Missal p.192]
- Laeténtur caéli (chant)
- Laeténtur caéli by various composers
- Communion:
- In splendóribus sanctórum [Liber usualis, p.395]
- In splendóribus sanctórum [Graduale Romanum p.30]
- In splendóribus sanctórum [Gregorian Missal p.193]
- In splendóribus sanctórum (chant)
- Revelábitur glória Dómini by various composers
- Mass settings:
- Mass VIII (De angelis) [Liber usualis, p.37-40]
- Mass VIII (De angelis) [Graduale Romanum, p.28-31 in back of book]
- Mass II (Kyrie fons bonitatis) [Liber usualis, p.37-40]
- Mass II (Kyrie fons bonitatis) [Graduale Romanum, p.8-11 in back of book]
- Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
- Mass VIII (De angelis)
- Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
- Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
- Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
Other liturgical music
- Asperges me [Liber usualis, p.11]
- Asperges me Graduale Romanum, p.707
- Asperges me Gregorian Missal (2010), p.84
- Asperges me Corpus Christi Watershed
Hymns
- A Child Is Born in Bethlehem (HH #42, HPSC #99, WIII #384, LCH #24)
- Angels We Have Heard on High (AH #323, CBW #463, CH #219, HPSC #113, PMB #34, WIII #376, CHB #15, SMH #434, EH #42, LCH #18)
- Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (HPSC #126, EH #25, SMH #459)
- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (AH #325, CBW #462, CH #222, HPSC #182, ICEL #20, PMB #37, WIII #387, CHB #21, SMH #558, EH #27, VII #230, LCH #15)
- I Proclaim the Lord's Decree [tune: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland] from Introit Hymns #6 (Christoph Tietze)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (CH #193, CHB #23, SMH #582, EH #44)
- It Came upon the Midnight Clear (PMB #30,WIII #400, AH #335, CH #195, CHB #25, SMH #586, EH #19, LCH #22)
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (AH #322, CBW #458, CH #225, HPSC #235, ICEL #23, PMB #25, WIII #392, CHB #13, SMH #650, EH #12, VII #231, LCH #14)
- On Christmas Night (ICEL #26, CHB #29)
- Tell Me, Shepherd (CD #805)
- The Living Light of Heaven (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
- The Lord Announced His Just Decree [tune: Forest Green] from Introit Hymns #89 (Christoph Tietze)
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (AH #332, CH #199, ICEL #28, WIII #382, CHB #40, SMH #833, EH #13)
- AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press
- CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
- CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.
- CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press
- CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers
- EH = The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal), used by many Anglican Use Roman Catholic parishes
- HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.
- HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent
- ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.
- LCH = Lumen Christi Hymnal, Illuminare Publications
- PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.
- SEC = Saint Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal, Corpus Christi Watershed
- SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal – 4th Edition 2011, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN
- WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.
Choral Music
- Angelus ad pastores ait (Hans Leo Hassler, Claudio Monteverdi, J.P. Sweelinck)
- Ascribe unto the Lord (John Travers)
- Attend, O Earth, whilst I declare (Joseph Stephenson)
- Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (J.S. Bach)
- Cantate Domino (Giovanni Croce, Hans Leo Hassler, G.O. Pitoni)
- Christmas Lullaby: Carol of the Nuns of Saint Mary's, Chester (J. William Greene)
- Dies sanctificatus (Palestrina / Siebert)
- Dixit Dominus (Marc-Antoine Charpentier, G.F Handel, W.A. Mozart)
- Et incarnatus est (Calvert Shenk)
- For unto Us A Child Is Born from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
- For unto Us A Child Is Born (Clemens non Papa)
- Glory to God in the Highest (Adrian Batten)
- Hodie Christus natus est (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1
- Hodie Christus natus est (William Grabbe)
- Hodie Christus natus est (Claudio Marenzio) [Concordia]
- Hodie Christus natus est (J.P. Sweelinck) [Novello]
- Lo, the Angel Said to the Shepherds(Andrea Gabrieli)
- Mirabile misterium! (David Barton)
- Mirabile mysterium (David Caudill)
- O magnum mysterium (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.382]
- O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
- Psallite unigenito (Michael Praetorius / Thomas Vozzella)
- Puer natus in Bethlehem from Eight Liturgical Rounds (Heath Morber)
- Puer natus est (Cristóbal Morales) [GIA Publications]
- Shepherds, What Is This Lovely Fragrance? (arr. Gregory Hamilton)
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Johann Pachelbel)
- Sussex Carol (arr. David Willcocks) Carols for Choirs I [Oxford]
- Tell Me, Shepherds (arr. Gary Penkala)
- Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
- Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Greene, Brumby, Penkala)
- The Shepherd & the King (J. William Greene)
- To Us a Child Is Born (Heinrich Schütz)
- Two Christmas Anthems (Colin Brumby)
- Unto Us a Boy Is Born! (Colin Brumby)
- Unto Us a Child Is Born (Melchior Franck)
Organ Music
- Adeste fidelis (David Schack) [Organist's Companion, December 1982]
- Adeste fidelis with Variations (Thomas Adams) [Organist's Companion, November 1992]
- All Glory Be to God on High (Paul Manz) from Improvisations for Pentecost and Trinity Sunday [Morning Star Music Publishers #10-500]
- Angels We Have Heard on High (Ronald Arnatt) [Preludes for Hymns in Worship Supplement I]
- Angels We Have Heard on High (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]
- Angels We Have Heard on High (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 4 - Concordia 97-6013]
- Berceuse: It Came upon a Midnight Clear (Mary Gifford) [Organist's Companion, November 1998]
- Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg]
- Chorale Prelude on Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Bill Cain) [Organist's Companion, November 2001]
- Concerto for Organ & Strings (Michael J. Starke)
- Fanfare on Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Alec Wyton) [Preludes, Fanfares & a March for the Liturgical Year - Flammer]
- Fanfare on Mendelssohn (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]
- Fanfare on Mendelssohn (Martin Setchell)
- Fanfare-Toccata on Mendelssohnfor Organ and Brass (J. William Greene) [Choral Web]
- Festive Processionals for Organ & Brass (Calvert Shenk)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Max Reger)
- Gloria for the Flutes (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, December 1980]
- In dulci jubilo from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (Sigvart Hofland) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
- Prelude & Postlude on Jesu Redemptor omnium (Jonathan Hellerman)
- Prelude on This Endris Nyght (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes for Organ, Set II - Peters]
- Postlude from Messe basse (Camil van Hulse)
- Postlude on Adeste fidelis (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]
- Puer natus in Bethlehem (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
- Puer natus in Bethlehem (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Joyce Jones Christmas Collection - Bradley Publ]
- Puer natus in Bethlehem (G.F. Kauffmann) [Organist's Companion, November 1991]
- Stille Nacht from Seven Preludes for the Church Year (Donna Robertson)
- To Shepherds As They Watched by Night (Charles Ore) from Eleven Compositions, Set I
- Variations on Adeste fidelis (Raynor Taylor) [A Century of Amercian Organ Music, Bk 1]
- Variations on The Echo Carol (Stephen Rohde) [Organist's Companion, November 1988]
- Vom Himmel kam der Engel schaar (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Psalm numbering is according to the Latin Vulgate Bible.