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She's the longest reigning monarch in British history | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
and, this Thursday, Her Majesty the Queen | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
celebrates her 90th birthday. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:10 | |
In spite of becoming a nonagenarian, | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
the Queen still works 40 hours a week, | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
and it's that dedication to duty that leads many of us to ask, | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
how does she do it? | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
On Songs of Praise this week, I've come to Westminster Abbey | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
to find out about something very important to Her Majesty. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:31 | |
Something which has sustained and inspired her down the years, | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
her personal faith. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
And I'll be meeting the organist honoured at this year's | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
Royal Maundy ceremony for his five decades of service. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
I suppose really the 50 years has been one long Songs of Praise. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:50 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
To mark St George's Day, I'm at Windsor Castle to find out | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
more about the man himself and his royal connections. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
And later I'll be giving you information about our brand-new | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
competition to design a Christmas card in aid of Children In Need. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
Our music today reflects some of the Queen's favourite hymns | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
and there will be a rousing performance from Katherine Jenkins. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
But we start with a hymn that was sung here in 1947 | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
at the wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
and, at that time, this tune was virtually unknown. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
So, it is thanks to her that it has now become so popular. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
It was here in Westminster Abbey in 1953 | 0:03:40 | 0:03:45 | |
that Her Majesty the Queen was crowned. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
It was a day full of pomp and ceremony, | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
a celebration for the whole country and for the wider Commonwealth. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
Six months earlier, as part of her Christmas broadcast, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
the Queen spoke to the nation on the radio. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-QUEENS ADDRESS: -I want to ask you all, | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
whatever your religion may be, | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
to pray for me on that day. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
To pray that God may give me wisdom and strength | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
to carry out the solemn promises I shall be making. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
What is clear from that early broadcast is the emphasis | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
the Queen places on her faith in God. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
So, to mark her 90th birthday, three Christian charities have | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
published a special book exploring the significance of her beliefs. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
One of the authors is Mark Greene, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
and advising him is the Queen's Head of Royal Chaplains. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:41 | |
So, Mark, the Queen has written the foreword for your book. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
Completely thrilled. Gobsmacked, surprised. Unbelievable honour. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
And very unusual, of course. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
Extremely unusual. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
I think she very rarely provides forewords to books, particularly | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
about herself, which perhaps suggests how much this means to her. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
Well, it all happened here, didn't it? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:00 | |
The Coronation, right here at Westminster Abbey. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
Now, she spoke about solemn promises. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
What would those promises have been? | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
Basically, she promised to serve God and to serve her neighbour. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
In other words, all the citizens of her extensive, worldwide kingdom. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
And I think in everything she does, that's what she sees it as. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
I'm serving people, I'm serving the Commonwealth. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
I'm seeking to honour them, and celebrate them. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
And, in doing that, she was basically being obedient | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
to the two great commandments in the Bible | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
which was given to her, of course, in the service. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
To love God with all her heart and soul and mind and strength | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
and to love her neighbour as herself. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
The Queen often talks about loving thy neighbour. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
I suppose sometimes we think of that as doing a kind act for somebody. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
But I think for her it is a very rich understanding of our... | 0:05:46 | 0:05:51 | |
In a sense, our duty to make the best contribution we possibly | 0:05:51 | 0:05:56 | |
can to the people around us. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
whose birth we celebrate today, | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
When we were researching for the book, my co-author, | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
Cath, and I, we read every single one | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
of the Queen's Christmas speeches, and a lot of others beside. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
For example, in 2014, there's a beautiful bit about Jesus | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
being her anchor and her inspiration. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
So, on the one hand, he's her security, her rock. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
And on the other hand, he's the one, if you like, | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
who puts the wind in her sails and helps her move forward | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
to face the challenges that she does. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
I think she sees the Church of England as being an organisation, | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
an institution, that creates an atmosphere or ethos in the country | 0:06:44 | 0:06:49 | |
where people of any faith or none can come together, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
can work together, for peace. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
And you hear this from the Chief Rabbi, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
you hear this from other faith leaders. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
Nobody does multi-faith better than the Queen. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
I think what we see in the Queen's life is that she's thought to be | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
faithful to her God and faithful to us, to serve us. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:10 | |
But, as she says in the foreword, to the book, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
he, indeed, has been faithful to her. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
Down the years, | 0:09:34 | 0:09:35 | |
thousands of entertainers have performed for the Queen, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
including one man who's been singing for her | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
since he was a young chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
Julian Ovenden, you might recognise him | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
from the dashing role he played on Downton Abbey. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
But he has a wonderful singing voice, as you hear on his new album. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
# I guess she's not... | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
# She's not for me. # | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
So, I know you've sung for the Queen on many occasions, | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
from what to what? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:02 | |
Well, certainly from St Paul's Cathedral, | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
from big sort of ceremonial services, to... | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
I've done some charity galas, I've done some private events for her | 0:10:08 | 0:10:13 | |
and, yeah, it's sort of slightly... | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
slightly strange, really, to be singing to the Queen | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
when she is sort of sat where you are, | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
singing up close and personal, but a great privilege. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
And you have a very special date coming up, don't you? | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
Amazingly, I've been asked to sing | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
at her 90th birthday party at Windsor Castle. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
-On the day? -On the day, yes. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
I don't think I'll be... Hopefully, I won't be appearing out of a cake. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
But, yes, so that's really a great honour | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
and I look forward to it very much. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:46 | |
But in many ways, you are performing | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
for someone who has almost become an old family friend? | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
Well, sort of. My father was one of her chaplains for 15 years | 0:10:52 | 0:10:57 | |
and looked after her spiritual life in Windsor. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:02 | |
So, did you, therefore, see her in some quite informal situations? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
Yes, there was an event every year | 0:11:06 | 0:11:07 | |
when she would come to our house for drinks after a carol service, | 0:11:07 | 0:11:13 | |
which caused great sort of consternation for my mother! | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
But, yeah, so you saw her in a slightly different, | 0:11:17 | 0:11:22 | |
more personal environment. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
So, on Songs of Praise, | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
what do you think the Queen would like to hear you sing today? | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
Well, I know she's a big fan of Rodgers and Hammerstein | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
and so I thought it might be appropriate to do something | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
from their great hit Carousel | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
and the very famous anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
particularly because, I think, | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
the themes of the song are...faith, | 0:11:45 | 0:11:51 | |
a strong sense of faith | 0:11:51 | 0:11:52 | |
and a sense of determination and perseverance. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
# When you walk through a storm | 0:12:03 | 0:12:11 | |
# Hold your head up high | 0:12:11 | 0:12:17 | |
# And don't be afraid of the dark | 0:12:17 | 0:12:26 | |
# At the end of the storm | 0:12:27 | 0:12:33 | |
# Is a golden sky | 0:12:33 | 0:12:39 | |
# And the sweet silver song | 0:12:39 | 0:12:44 | |
# Of a lark | 0:12:44 | 0:12:50 | |
# Walk on through the wind | 0:12:51 | 0:12:57 | |
# Walk on through the rain | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
# Though your dreams be tossed and blown | 0:13:01 | 0:13:11 | |
# Walk on, walk on | 0:13:12 | 0:13:17 | |
# With hope in your heart | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
# And you'll never walk alone | 0:13:22 | 0:13:32 | |
# You'll never walk alone | 0:13:32 | 0:13:45 | |
# Walk on, walk on | 0:14:03 | 0:14:08 | |
# With hope in your heart | 0:14:08 | 0:14:13 | |
# And you'll never walk alone | 0:14:13 | 0:14:21 | |
# You'll never walk alone. # | 0:14:22 | 0:14:39 | |
BRASS BAND PLAYS | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
With St George's Day on Saturday, | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Richard Taylor is in Windsor on the trail of England's patron saint. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
On St George's Day, the flag of England's patron saint | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
flies above churches up and down the country. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
We've all heard of George and the dragon, | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
but did you know that George actually comes from the Middle East, | 0:15:05 | 0:15:10 | |
or that he is also patron saint | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
of Portugal, of Romania and of Russia? | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
George has also been named protector of our royal family, | 0:15:18 | 0:15:22 | |
so what better place to find out more about him | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
than St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle? | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
So, why did George come to be England's patron saint? | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
Well, when England went to war, and it went to war a lot, | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
its armies wanted the protection | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
and to shout the name of someone really fierce. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
And who could be fiercer than a dragon slayer? | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
This book is The Golden Legend. Written in the 13th century, | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
it's a collection of lives of the saints | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
and with its wild tales of their amazing adventures, | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
it was a medieval bestseller and it's in The Golden Legend | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
that we hear the most famous story about St George. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
"A town called Silene in Libya found that a terrifying dragon | 0:16:09 | 0:16:14 | |
"had made its nest in a nearby lake. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
"To appease the monster, every day the townsfolk fed it sheep, | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
"or, when sheep ran short, people. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
"They drew lots to decide who would be fed to the dragon | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
"and one day the lot fell to the king's daughter. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
"The princess was led to the lake to be eaten | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
"whereupon a Christian called George rode by. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
"When the dragon appeared, | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
"George pinned it to the ground with his spear, then took a belt, | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
"put it around the dragon's neck and led it into the town | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
"like a tame puppy, where the townsfolk cried, 'Alas!' " | 0:16:48 | 0:16:53 | |
I'll bet they did! | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
Of course, the story is a fairy tale, | 0:16:57 | 0:17:00 | |
but it didn't come out of nowhere. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
To find out more, I'm popping just down the road from Windsor | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
to Royal Holloway, University of London, | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
to meet historian Claire Kennan. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
Why was St George so popular? | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
I think because he was seen very much as England's special protector. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
But interestingly, this doesn't happen | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
until the late 14th, early 15th century. Up until then, | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
he's very much associated with the military orders, | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
but in the later Middle Ages, | 0:17:26 | 0:17:28 | |
we see this transition across into popular culture. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
He is given royal approval by Edward III | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
and he is declared, at that point, to be England's patron saint, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
which, of course, catapults him into the public eye. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
What about the dragon? | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
The dragon is very much representative, | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
in the medieval mind, as all evil, | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
so essentially, when St George defeats this dragon, | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
he is defeating all the known evil in the world. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
In defending his Christian faith, he was seen as overcoming | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
the dangers of being a Christian in that time, | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
so I do think that's kind of where the legend could be truthful | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
and we could get some glimpses | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
of their being a real man who was St George. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:04 | |
The story of St George and his dragon | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
has thrilled and inspired people for centuries | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
and it's extraordinary to think | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
that there may actually be a man behind the myth, | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
someone, perhaps, whose fight with wrongdoing | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
was retold as a battle with a dragon. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
Maybe we all have it in us to be dragon slayers. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
And to mark St George's Day, | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
what could be more fitting than that most English of hymns, Jerusalem, | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
from St George's Chapel? | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
The Queen was at St George's Chapel on Maundy Thursday | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
to distribute the special coins in the ancient Royal Maundy ceremony. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
In this significant year, 90 men and 90 women | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
were chosen in recognition of their Christian service. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
So I've come to Sunderland to meet one of those specially chosen, | 0:21:12 | 0:21:17 | |
a man who has contributed his musical talents | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
to the church for so long | 0:21:20 | 0:21:21 | |
that when he began, Winston Churchill was Prime Minister | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
and soap rationing had just been introduced. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
Ken Jolly has been the organist at St Gabriel's Church for 50 years. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:34 | |
Ken, how did you first hear about this nomination? | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
Well, I got a letter from Buckingham Palace | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
and I've been a bit of a lad | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
who played jokes on people over the years | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
and I thought somebody was playing a joke on me! | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
I went with my granddaughter and I was in the chapel | 0:21:49 | 0:21:54 | |
and I've been in the chapel two or three times | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
and, really, it looked absolutely splendid | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
and there was organ music beforehand, | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
some of which I'd played at various times. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
So, what did you think of the organist? | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
Very, very good. Very, very good. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
It was just something that I will never ever forget | 0:22:12 | 0:22:16 | |
for the rest of my days. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
WHISPERS: You do look smart! | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
'As a surprise, we've arranged for Ken | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
'to watch the moment he received his Maundy money from the Queen, | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
'but word has got out and over 100 family and friends | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
'have gathered to celebrate and thank him for his years of service.' | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
During the war, I once played eight weddings on a Saturday. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:42 | |
I benefited with eight guineas that particular day, | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
which was a canny bit of money! | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
But you've also played for some very moving services, | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
including those of your own family? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
Yes, I have. My wife was in the choir | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
and they sang the hymn How Great Thou Art | 0:22:57 | 0:23:02 | |
and she said to me, "Ken, mind, I want that hymn for my funeral | 0:23:02 | 0:23:07 | |
"and you've got to play it." | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
So, when she died, I went up out of the stalls | 0:23:10 | 0:23:15 | |
and played How Great Thou Art for my wife, | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
and I also played What A Wonderful World. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
He's just absolutely amazing, he makes that sing, | 0:23:24 | 0:23:28 | |
he makes the organ sing. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:30 | |
He has been a servant of the Lord and Christ in his organ playing | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
and in his contribution towards the church, | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
there's no doubt about it. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:37 | |
And he's just so sensitive to the congregation when he's playing | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
and he always catches the atmosphere of the service. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
Well, he dedicates so much to this church. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
You know, he's been here 50 years as the organist. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
He takes part in all the weddings, all the funerals. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:53 | |
He is just fantastic, I love him to pieces! | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
You are still playing for services here every Sunday. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
Why do you keep doing it? | 0:23:59 | 0:24:01 | |
Well, I enjoy it, I do enjoy playing the organ | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
and I've been lucky with my hands. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
I have no arthritis, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
so I have got the great Lord to thank for not having arthritis. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
And what is more, I've had a wonderful life. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:19 | |
No plans to retire, then? | 0:24:19 | 0:24:20 | |
-Not yet. -Good. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
Amen! | 0:24:22 | 0:24:23 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
Did you know that the Queen | 0:26:04 | 0:26:06 | |
writes almost 1,000 Christmas cards every year? | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
Oh, I know, far too early to be mentioning Christmas, | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
but there is a good reason for it. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
And that reason brings us to the Victoria and Albert Museum | 0:26:14 | 0:26:19 | |
to see their collection of historic Christmas cards. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
And this is where you come in, | 0:26:25 | 0:26:26 | |
especially if you like arts and crafts | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
because, in partnership with BBC Children In Need, | 0:26:29 | 0:26:32 | |
we are launching our very own competition | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
to design a Christmas card. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
And this is the place to get inspiration, | 0:26:37 | 0:26:39 | |
from some of the V&A's oldest cards. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
So, what have we here? | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
So, this is the first-ever commercial Christmas card, | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
developed by Sir Henry Cole, who ran out of time | 0:26:47 | 0:26:51 | |
sending his Christmas letters. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
Oh, a familiar theme, that is! | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
So he commissioned his friend, | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
the artist Sir John Horsley, | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
to design a card for him in 1843. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
I can't see any sign of baby Jesus there. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
Well, actually, you're absolutely right. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:08 | |
It is all about the family at Christmas time, | 0:27:08 | 0:27:10 | |
but there's also the charitable giving on either side. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:14 | |
So, how did the other more traditional themes | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
that we're used to seeing of Christmas develop? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
So, actually, the Victorians really, really liked animals. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
Occasionally you see a Christ figure, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
but mainly it was farm animals, especially pigs. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
For our competition, we are looking for all kinds of | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
two-dimensional drawings, illustrations and paintings, | 0:27:33 | 0:27:37 | |
traditional or modern, religious or simply festive, | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
and from all ages, as long as they sum up the spirit of Christmas. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
Well, over to you. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
Can you get creative with your pencils and paints? | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
You'll be able to find out all the information you need | 0:27:50 | 0:27:52 | |
and full terms and conditions on our website. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
There will be ten winning designs | 0:28:04 | 0:28:06 | |
sold in packs in shops from September, | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
proceeds going to Children In Need, | 0:28:09 | 0:28:11 | |
so good luck and we look forward to seeing | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
your Christmassy works of art, | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
but before we get too excited about Christmas, | 0:28:15 | 0:28:18 | |
here is a special performance | 0:28:18 | 0:28:19 | |
from someone who has sung for the Queen many times. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:23 | |
# I vow to thee my country | 0:28:27 | 0:28:33 | |
# All earthly things above | 0:28:33 | 0:28:37 | |
# Entire and whole and perfect | 0:28:37 | 0:28:43 | |
# The service of my love | 0:28:43 | 0:28:48 | |
# The love that asks no question | 0:28:48 | 0:28:53 | |
# The love that stands the test | 0:28:53 | 0:28:58 | |
# That lays upon the altar | 0:28:58 | 0:29:03 | |
# The dearest and the best | 0:29:03 | 0:29:09 | |
# The love that never falters | 0:29:09 | 0:29:14 | |
# The love that pays the price | 0:29:14 | 0:29:19 | |
# The love that makes undaunted | 0:29:19 | 0:29:25 | |
# The final sacrifice | 0:29:25 | 0:29:30 | |
# And there's another country | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
# I've heard of long ago | 0:29:37 | 0:29:42 | |
# Most dear to them that love her | 0:29:42 | 0:29:48 | |
# Most great to them that know | 0:29:48 | 0:29:53 | |
# We may not count her armies | 0:29:53 | 0:29:58 | |
# We may not see her king | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
# Her fortress is a faithful heart | 0:30:03 | 0:30:08 | |
# Her pride is suffering | 0:30:08 | 0:30:13 | |
# And soul by soul and silently | 0:30:13 | 0:30:19 | |
# Her shining bounds increase | 0:30:19 | 0:30:24 | |
# And her waves are waves of gentleness | 0:30:24 | 0:30:29 | |
# And all her paths are peace | 0:30:29 | 0:30:40 | |
# And all her paths | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
# Are peace. # | 0:30:45 | 0:30:54 | |
Well, it's great to see Katherine in action there | 0:31:01 | 0:31:03 | |
and, in fact, she'll be back with us in our programme next week | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
as one of the judges in the grand final | 0:31:06 | 0:31:08 | |
of the school choirs competition, so don't miss that. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
But, for today, we've come to our final hymn | 0:31:11 | 0:31:14 | |
and the chance for me to say, | 0:31:14 | 0:31:15 | |
on behalf of all of us on Songs of Praise, | 0:31:15 | 0:31:17 | |
that we wish Your Majesty a very happy birthday. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 |