Carols in the Quarry

This year, 2023, the NCA are putting on another village carol event, where we will gather in the Old Quarry Gardens and sing carols to the musical accompaniment of the Frome Town Band.

This is always a much anticipated, atmospheric event, full of good, yuletide spirit.

There is a £2 entry fee, free carol songsheets, and hot drinks available to purchase.

We can accept cash AND cards.

No Parking: the car park will be closed to vehicles from 2pm the same afternoon, for the space needed for the event.

There are no toilets on site.

Please bring a torch. Some candle lanterns and fairy lights will be provided.

O Come, all ye Faithful

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows

All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer You'll go down in history"

O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels

O come, let us adore Him (x3) Christ the Lord!

O come, let us adore Him (x3) Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels sing in exultation Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above Glory to God, glory in the highest

O come, let us adore Him (x3) Christ the Lord!

Ding Dong! merrily on high

(x2)

Once in Royal David’s City

Mary’s Boy Child

CHORUS

God of God, Light of Light,

Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;

Very God, Begotten, not created

Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible

say,

Ding-dong! Merrily on high

Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on

in heaven the bells are ringing.

Christmas Day.

Ding-dong! Verily the sky

is riven with angels singing:

Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

Hark now hear the angels sing, a new king born

today

And man will live for evermore because of

Christmas Day.

Once in royal David’s city, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall;

With the poor and meek and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing by,
We shall see Him, but in heaven,
Set at God’s right hand on high; Where like stars His children crowned All in white shall wait around.

While shepherds watched their flock by night,

they see a bright new shining star,

they hear a choir sing mu-sic,

which seem to come from afar.

CHORUS

CHORUS

CHORUS

Now Joseph and his wife, Ma-ry, come to

Bethlehem that night,

And found no place to bear her child,

not a single room was in sight.

By and by, they found a little nook

in a stable all forlorn,

and in a manger cold and dark,

Mary's little boy was born.

.

‘The heavenly babe you there shall find to human view displayed,
all meanly wrapped in swaddling bands and in a manger laid.’

Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith appeared a shining throng
of angels praising God, who thus addressed their joyful song:

‘All glory be to God on high,
and on the earth be peace;
goodwill henceforth from heaven to men begin and never cease.

Away in a manger

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus, laid down his sweet head The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes
I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky And stay by my side until morning is nigh.

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray Bless all the dear children in thy tender care And fit us for heaven to live with thee there.

Jingle bells

Hark! the herald angels sing

Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King

Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations rise;
Join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim

"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of the virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; hail th’ incarnate Deity

Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King"

Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
risen with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King"

Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go Laughing all the way

Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh (x2)

While shepherds watched their flocks

While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground,
the angel of the Lord came down,
and glory shone around.

‘Fear not,’ said he, for mighty dread had seized their troubled minds ‘glad tidings of great joy I bring
to you and all mankind.’

‘To you, in David’s town, this day is born of David’s line
a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; and this shall be the sign:

Silent night

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, Christ the Saviour is born! Christ the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas (x3)
and a happy new year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

1. Now bring us some figgy pudding (x3) Now bring some out here!

We wish you a merry Christmas (x3)
and a happy new year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

2. We won't go until we get some (x3) So bring it right here.

We wish you a merry Christmas (x3) ETC.

3. We all like our figgy pudding(x3) With all its good cheer.