0:00:01 > 0:00:02- Welcome to Llanelli...
0:00:02 > 0:00:06- ..and welcome to a Christmas - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:13 > 0:00:18- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:20 > 0:00:25- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- We'll sing and hear - some of our most popular carols.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- There'll be readings - by Sian Phillips...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- ..and Matthew Rhys.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- We'll also hear performances - by Caryl Hughes...
0:01:02 > 0:01:03- ..Rhys Meirion...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- ..and Angelicus Celtis.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Luke 2
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- The Birth
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- And it came to pass in those days, - that there went out a decree...
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- ..from Caesar Augustus - that all the world should be taxed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Joseph also went up from Galilee, - out of the city of Nazareth...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- ..into Judaea, unto the city of - David, which is called Bethlehem...
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- ..because he was of the house - and lineage of David...
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- ..to be taxed with Mary - his espoused wife...
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- ..being great with child.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- And so it was, that, - while they were there...
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- ..the days were accomplished - that she should be delivered.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- And she brought forth - her firstborn son...
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- ..and wrapped him in swaddling - clothes, and laid him in a manger...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- ..because there was no room - for them in the inn.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- "She is clothed in blue
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- "And it fills - every portrait of her
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- "Hers is always the song - in the drama of the nativity
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- "There is a star above each birth
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- "And there is one above every Mary
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- "But it is our woe - should Herod enter the story
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- "Should Herod enter the story - and stay
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- "Mary shall not fear
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- "God watches over her
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- "And her Christ is at her side"
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Next, we can enjoy - one of Gilmor Griffiths' carols.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- During his time as head of music - at Ysgol Glan Clwyd...
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- ..he composed many carols - for the school's Christmas services.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- We'll hear - one of the favourites now.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- The words - are by Aneurin Prys Williams.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Here's Caryl Hughes - to perform Carol Catrin.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- # You came, wise men, - on a winter's night
0:11:08 > 0:11:15- # In the light of the stars - and the moon, so bright
0:11:15 > 0:11:23- # Your Saviour and Lord - you came to see
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- # This is my Child
0:11:31 > 0:11:38- # To the manger - a lowly shepherd came
0:11:38 > 0:11:46- # So meek and mild, - to praise his name
0:11:47 > 0:11:54- # A Saviour and Lord - to all who draw near
0:11:54 > 0:12:01- # This is my Child
0:12:10 > 0:12:17- # My heart is now so full of fear
0:12:17 > 0:12:24- # The cross is looming - - 'tis so near
0:12:25 > 0:12:32- # You're sure to spit and swear - at him now
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- # This is my Child
0:12:41 > 0:12:48- # I beg you, - leave this little one be
0:12:48 > 0:12:56- # Life is too short, that I foresee
0:12:57 > 0:13:06- # He will be praised, - he will feel pain
0:13:07 > 0:13:21- # This is my Child #
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- The world owes a huge debt - to an organ builder.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Karl Mauracher - was repairing the organ...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- ..in St Nicholas Church - in Oberndorf, Austria...
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- ..when he found a copy of a hymn.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- It was a carol - that had been composed...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- ..to be performed at the church - on Christmas Eve.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Thanks to the organ builder...
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- ..the hymn spread through - the German-speaking area of Tyrol...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- ..and all over the world - in many languages.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- This is Stille Nacht - Silent Night.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Luke 2
0:16:12 > 0:16:13- The Shepherds
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- And there were in the same country - shepherds abiding in the field...
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- ..keeping watch over their flock - by night.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- And, lo, the angel of the Lord - came upon them...
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- ..and the glory of the Lord - shone round about them...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- ..and they were sore afraid.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- And the angel said unto them...
0:16:35 > 0:16:41- .."Fear not: for, behold, I bring - you good tidings of great joy...
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- "..which shall be to all people.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- "For unto you is born this day - in the city of David...
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- "..a Saviour, - which is Christ the Lord.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- "And this shall be a sign unto you.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- "Ye shall find the babe - wrapped in swaddling clothes...
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- "..lying in a manger."
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- And suddenly - there was with the angel...
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- ..a multitude of the heavenly host - praising God, and saying...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- .."Glory to God in the highest...
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- "..and on earth peace, - good will toward men."
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- Here's an opportunity to enjoy - a performance by a Llanelli choir.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- This choir made quite an impression - on Britain's Got Talent.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- Here are Angelicus Celtis - to perform O Ddwyfol Nos.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- # O holy night
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- # The stars are brightly shining
0:20:40 > 0:20:46- # It is the night - of Our dear Saviour's birth
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- # Long lay the world
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- # In sin and error pining
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- # 'Til He appeared
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- # And the soul felt its worth
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- # A thrill of hope
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- # The weary world rejoices
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- # For yonder breaks
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- # A new and glorious morn
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- # Fall on your knees!
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- # O, hear the angels' voices!
0:21:28 > 0:21:34- # O night divine
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- # O night
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- # When Christ was born
0:21:41 > 0:21:48- # O night divine
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- # O night
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- # O night divine
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- # Truly He taught us
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- # To love one another
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- # His law is love
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- # And His gospel is peace
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- # Chains shall He break
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- # For the slave's our brother
0:22:34 > 0:22:35- # And in His name
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- # All oppression shall cease
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- # Sweet hymns of joy
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- # In grateful chorus raise we
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- # Let all within us
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- # Praise His holy name
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- # Christ is the Lord!
0:23:00 > 0:23:06- # Then ever, ever praise we
0:23:06 > 0:23:12- # Oh night divine
0:23:12 > 0:23:19- # Oh night when Christ was born
0:23:20 > 0:23:26- # O night divine
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- # O night
0:23:30 > 0:23:37- # O night divine #
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- The next carol is a marriage - between Rhys Nicholas' words...
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- ..and Caradog Roberts' hymn tune, - Vilda.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- She was the daughter - of the caretaker...
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- ..of Bethlehem chapel - in Rhosllannerchrugog...
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- ..where Caradog Roberts - was the organist.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- This is - Mae'r Nos Yn Fwyn Ym Methlehem.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- O Deuwch Ffyddloniaid...
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- ..is a translation - of the Latin hymn Adeste Fideles.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- When the carol was composed, - its writer, John Wade...
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- ..was among the Catholic refugees - who lived in Douai, France.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- We don't know who translated - the words into Welsh...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- ..but it's thanks - to the Independents...
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- ..that it's a part - of Welsh hymnology.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- It's great - to have Rhys Meirion with us.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- He's going to sing a song - that eulogizes Mary.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- It's based - on the famous intermezzo...
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- ..from Cavalleria Rusticana - by Mascagni.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- This is Sancta Maria.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- # Ave Maria
0:30:42 > 0:30:48- # Gratia plena
0:30:48 > 0:30:56- # Dominus tecum
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- # Benedicta
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- # Benedicta
0:31:05 > 0:31:16- # Tu in mulieribus
0:31:18 > 0:31:24- # Et benedictus
0:31:24 > 0:31:34- # Fructus ventris tui Jesus
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- # Ventris tui Jesus
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- # Amen
0:31:47 > 0:31:54- # Sancta Maria
0:31:54 > 0:32:00- # Mater Dei
0:32:00 > 0:32:12- # Ora pronobis
0:32:13 > 0:32:19- # Ora pronobis
0:32:20 > 0:32:26- # Peccatoribus
0:32:27 > 0:32:36- # Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- # Amen
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- # Sancta Maria
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- # Sancta Maria
0:32:48 > 0:32:56- # Ora pronobis
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- # Ora pronobis
0:33:04 > 0:33:11- # Peccatoribus
0:33:11 > 0:33:22- # Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
0:33:23 > 0:33:34- # Amen #
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Matthew 2
0:33:40 > 0:33:41- The Wise Men
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- Now when Jesus - was born in Bethlehem of Judaea...
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- ..in the days of Herod the king...
0:33:46 > 0:33:51- ..behold, there came wise men - from the east to Jerusalem...
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- ..saying, "Where is he - that is born King of the Jews?
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- "For we have seen his star in the - east, and are come to worship him."
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- When Herod the king had heard - these things, he was troubled...
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- ..and all Jerusalem with him.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- And when he had gathered...
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- ..all the chief priests and scribes - of the people together...
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- ..he demanded of them - where Christ should be born.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- And they said unto him...
0:34:22 > 0:34:28- .."In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus - it is written by the prophet."
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Then Herod, when he had - privily called the wise men...
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- ..enquired of them diligently - what time the star appeared.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- And he sent them to Bethlehem, - and said...
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- .."Go and search diligently - for the young child...
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- "..and when ye have found him, - bring me word again...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- "..that I may come - and worship him also."
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- When they had heard the king, - they departed...
0:34:58 > 0:35:03- ..and, lo, the star, which they saw - in the east, went before them...
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- ..till it came and stood over - where the young child was.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- When they saw the star, they - rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- And when they were come - into the house...
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- ..they saw the young child - with Mary his mother...
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- ..and fell down, and worshipped him.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- When they had opened - their treasures...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- ..they presented unto him gifts...
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- ..gold and frankincense and myrrh.
0:37:58 > 0:38:04- Only One
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- "Long ago, in Bethlehem, Judea
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- "There were hundreds - of weary travellers
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- "And only one innkeeper
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- "There were dozens of servants - in a palace
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- "Ready to kneel and believe, - if only they knew the story
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- "And Herod? Only one
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- "And there were three wise men - from the east
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- "And a group of shepherds - on a hill
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- "And a host of heavenly angels
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- "But only one star shone in the sky
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- "There were two proud parents - by the crib
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- "Their smiles - brought joy to the scene
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- "And there, - at the centre of their celebration
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- "There was a baby - only one
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- "At times, one is enough
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- "Just one to love us wholeheartedly
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- "And tonight, that one awaits us
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- "He awaits us, though it is late"
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Jane Ellis was a native of Bala.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- She was a Methodist in the town at - the same time as Thomas Charles...
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- ..in the early 19th century.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- She was a prolific hymn writer.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- In 1840, O Deued Pob Cristion - appeared in a volume of her work.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49- In 1910...
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- ..Lady Herbert Lewis heard the song - being sung in the Caerwys area.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- She recorded the carol - on a phonograph.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- As a result, O Deued Pob Cristion - became one of our favourites.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- The Christmas Message
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- "There are some messages
0:47:33 > 0:47:38- "That the words of a language - cannot properly convey
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- "Those messages are too great - for worldly words
0:47:43 > 0:47:47- "But they find a way - of whispering to the pure of heart
0:47:49 > 0:47:51- "And through the rush of Christmas
0:47:51 > 0:47:53- "And the fuss in all the shops
0:47:53 > 0:47:58- "You may hear the ancient message - of the light of heaven
0:47:59 > 0:48:03- "It travels along a beam of light, - a glimmer from a distant star
0:48:03 > 0:48:08- "It tells of peace - and a greater love
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- "When this message comes to you, - you will see
0:48:13 > 0:48:18- "That it contains a new chapter - and a place for your own story
0:48:19 > 0:48:21- "The story is radiance
0:48:22 > 0:48:23- "The tale is a journey
0:48:24 > 0:48:26- "The words are love
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- "The message is your duty"
0:50:52 > 0:50:55- Our time here is drawing to a close.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59- We hope you have enjoyed our - celebration of the birth of Christ.
0:50:59 > 0:51:04- Thank you for your company and we - hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06- We end with the carol...
0:51:07 > 0:51:11- .."Clywch lu'r nef yn seinio'n un - henffych eni Ceidwad dyn."
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