Worship Arts Resources Christmas Eve Candlelighting program
Please email me immediately if any of these links are broken.
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Standard info
Address: 200 8th Ave N, Seattle WA 98109.
Entry: Musicians may park in the underground parking accessible via the alley behind our building. Park in the Seattle Unity staff spots, by our elevator. Erin’s cell is 206-422-1740 for emergencies.
Sanctuary is level 2.
Network: Unity-Guest — Password: Beherenow
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Order of Service and links for Christmas Eve 12/24/24 PM
Worship Arts: Erin McGaughan, Olivia Hamilton, Justin Huertas, Tim Clements-Levin, Jesse Whitford, David Loy, Stephanie Anne Johnson.
Staff: Rev. Karen Lindvig, Rev. Diane Robertson, Karen R Smith
Community Representative: TBD lighting lights
Timing: 5 pm please. Text me if you know you will be late. 206-422-1740.
ATTIRE: Red! Or Purple! Fancy Black is the contrast, but get as much big red or loud purple in there as possible. Lean to the snazzier side. Sparkly is good.
Please bring your own printout of any charts you need. Many folks use digital readers; wifi info is above. I will have musicstands and standlights. I’ll have two packets of lyric sheets for the singers.
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5:00 to 6:00 pm – rehearse all music. Note, please keep Sanctuary doors closed.
Livestream techs please make sure the rehearsal is not broadcast or audible to L1 or L3.
6:00 to 6:30 – FAST cue to cue, with all readers, speakers, helpers, tech, and practical elements including candles, fire, lighting, etc.
Livestream techs after this, please send the Announcements+Connections vid on loop to all monitors, L1, Sanctuary and L3. Continue til service starts.
6:30 – house open. Nick please play recorded music in Sanctuary. Christmassy is ideal.
7:00 – service; done by about 8:30 pm
layout
Livestream techs: Main slides are here; holding slide is here
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Step by Step
1) 6:56 Prelude: band please start early with medium swing God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.
chart
Livestream techs please start livestream when band begins; please run the Announcements+Connections vid in-room and on-line til Grinch starts.
PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE CONNECTIONS FOR FB, YOUTUBE, VIMEO.
2) Final instrumental prelude – Christmas Samba – by Kent Stephenson
I’ll lead. Bgv’s see lyric sheet. Olivia plz add more spot harmonies anywhere you like.
sample – (I’ll post one with vocals soon)
chart
lyric sheet – Bgv’s try to sing the easy repeaty parts in bold.
full choral vocal sheet – for those who want to see that, but it’s not required.
2) Carols
Livestream techs: lyric slides as we go, please. And as usual, please use logo holding slide for in-room as appropriate throughout.
Joy to the World – 2 verses, one right after the other with a teeny pause for screen lyrics to change.
sample
chart
lyric only
Angels We Have Heard on High – 2 verses
sample
chart
lyric only
The First Noel – 2 verses
sample – but our will be more energetic and a bit faster.
chart – repeat the noel bit to end it.
lyric only
3) Welcomes, Opening statement – Rev. Karen Lindvig
Livestream techs: Opening Statement slide
4) Meet and greet – band begins Chestnuts Roasting
Livestream techs: Announcements vid only for all; run it once only
Then go to live cameras for online; and to logo holding slide for in-room.
5) Singalong – Chestnuts Roasting (Christmas Song) – by Mel Torme and Robert Wells
sample – but singalong style, kinda square and a bit faster than normal(cuz we don’t want them to sit down yet).
chart
lyrics only
Livestream techs: lyrics as needed the first time only, but then go to logo slide, so the crowd repeats from bridge, singing from memory.
6) Offering – Rev. Karen – explains reason it’s early in service
Livestream techs : Offering Prayer slide, then back to logo holding slide.
7) Offering Instrumental: Jingle Bells – by James Pierpont
Jesse starts with bells. Delay the song-recognition factor as long as possible.
sample – but David can play with funky sounds and show off his synth. Finish it big though.
chart – though any key is fine.
Livestream techs: at the end of this, house lights out; slightly dimmer stage lights.
8) First Candle – Rev. Karen finishes offering, rings bell to start sacred time. Readings, talk, etc.
Livestream techs: on cue, #1 Affirmation slide (‘I open my life..’)
9) Lift My Life Up – by Chad Mattson et al
I sing lead. Bgv’s jump on later choruses and repeated stuff like ‘have your way in me’
Sample it’s pitch-altered so it sounds funny.
chart
lyric only
10) Second Candle – Rev. Diane
Livestream techs: #2 Affirmation slide on cue (‘I bow before the mystery’)
11) Stephanie Anne and band: Sweet Little Jesus Boy – by Robert MacGimsey
no bgv’s on this
Sample
sheet music – this is super basic, compared to the sample, so David can you jazz up the chords? I’ll keep looking for better, but we do know that A is her key.
lyrics only
12) Third Candle – Rev. Diane
Livestream techs: #3 Affirmation slide on cue, (‘My inner star’)
Then go to dark purple room lighting for the song
13) O Come All Ye Faithful – trad. Full room singalong
Sample
chart
lyric only
Livestream techs: lyrics as needed, then go to meditation holding slide
14) Meditation – Intro by Rev. Diane Robertson, then silence ~3 mins
at the end, livestream techs, please bring up the stage lights a teeny bit bit.
15) Justin and all: I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day – by Mark Hall et al
Bgv’s we do the Peace on Earth stuff.
sample – but ours skips last chorus and goes directly to coda.
band chart
sheet music
lyrics only
16) Fourth Candle – Rev. Karen
Livestream techs: #4 Affirmation slide on cue,
then go to dark purple room lighting for the rest of the service.
17) Lighting all candles – Rev Karen
18) Go Light Your World
I can start it. Justin, can you do Verse 2, and Stephanie Anne can you do verse 3?
sample
chart w bgvs
band chart
lyric only
19) Silent Night – w lyric slides
Sample
chart
lyrics
20) Postlude – more silent night, for maybe 5 minutes so the people don’t have to rush out.
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