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 12/24/25 PM
Worship Arts: Erin McGaughan, Olivia Hamilton, Jesse Whitford, Darrius Willrich, Tiffany Wilson, Zachary Kellogg, Jennifer Bolles
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: Gold! Or Green! Fancy Black is the contrast, but get as much gold or green in there as possible. Lean to the snazzier side. Sparkly is good. (and when in doubt, any fancy color w/black will work).
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 instrumental of My Favorite Things.
chart
Livestream techs please start livestream when band begins; please run the Announcements+Connections vid in-room and on-line til carols start.
PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE CONNECTIONS FOR FB, YOUTUBE, VIMEO.
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 – verses 1 and 3 only, with a teensy vamp so I can explain the slight lyric tweak
sample
chart
lyric only
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – 2 verses
sample –
chart –
lyric only
Angels We Have Heard on High – verses 1 and 2 only
sample
chart
lyric only
3) Welcomes, Opening statement – Rev
Livestream techs: Opening Statement slide (to be updated ASAP, along with affirmations)
4) Meet and greet – band begins Jesus what a Wonderful Child
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 – Jesus What a Wonderful Child – trad
sample
chart – chorus only, no verses
6) Offering – Rev – explains reason it’s early in service
Livestream techs : Offering Prayer slide, then back to logo holding slide.
7) Tiffany and band: White Christmas (McReynolds version) – by Jonathan McReynolds
sample – ours will have a bit more energy, a bit less intimate.
chart – this is my best guess, but Darrius if you hear corrections, pipe up. My ear is meh and my chord spelling is rudimentary.
lyric only
Livestream techs: at the end of this, house lights out; slightly dimmer stage lights.
8) First Candle – Rev finishes offering, rings bell to start sacred time. Readings, talk, etc.
Livestream techs: on cue, #1 Affirmation slide (‘I open my life..’)
9) Erin and all – Ave Maria- by Giulio Caccini
I sing lead. Zachary you can do the flute parts or invent something else. Tiffany, Olivia and Jen, join in when it starts to feel repeaty; pick out harmonies by ear, no need to fuss over the actual choral parts, it’s a fairly intuitive progression. I’ll stay on top, Jen you can double me as we get towards the end if you’re feeling it.
Sample
sheet music
short chart
10) Second Candle – Rev
Livestream techs: #2 Affirmation slide on cue (‘I bow before the mystery’)
11) Tiffany and all: Let Praise Rise – by A’leithia Sweeting
Bgv’s we start joining in when she repeats.
Sample
lyrics and chords
12) Third Candle – Rev
Livestream techs: #3 Affirmation slide on cue, (‘My inner star’)
Then go to dark purple room lighting for the song
13) O Come O Come Emmanuel – trad. Full room singalong
Sample – we likely won’t do the last ooohs
chart
lyric only
Livestream techs: lyrics as needed, then go to meditation holding slide
14) Meditation – Darrius underscore for a spoken Intro by Rev. then silence ~3 mins
at the end, livestream techs, please bring up the stage lights a teeny bit bit.
15) Zachary and band: Thankful – by Mark Hall et al
Instrumental, no vocals
sample – ours should build up in energy for a big climactic release
chart
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 sing verse 1 and melody on choruses. Jennifer can you do verse 2, and Tiffany can you do verse 3 after the modulation?
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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