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It's the first day of Advent, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
and on Songs of Praise this week, | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
I've come to one of Britain's | 0:00:06 | 0:00:07 | |
most majestic stately homes, Chatsworth in Derbyshire. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
For months now, the staff here | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
have been preparing the house for Christmas, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
and I'm going to be finding out just how it's all shaping up. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
Today, they're preparing the Advent wreath for the private chapel, | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
so I'll be getting a few tips about how to make one, | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
and also hearing about the religious significance of the wreath. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
Meanwhile, David's in a very familiar part of London. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:33 | |
I'm here on the set of EastEnders | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
to meet one of the most famous Christians in the UK. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
Well, it's the vicar. He thinks I'm past it. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:41 | |
Would Dot watch Songs of Praise? | 0:00:41 | 0:00:43 | |
Yes. She would definitely watch Songs of Praise. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
And after more than 50 years of entertaining the world, | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
the Osmonds reveal how their faith has kept them grounded. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
It started in church, and it will always be... | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
That's where our heart is. | 0:00:57 | 0:00:58 | |
Well, as it's St Andrew's Day tomorrow, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
we'll have music from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
and we've also got a special performance from the Osmonds. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
But now, on the first Sunday of Advent, | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
let's begin with a seasonal favourite from Manchester. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
Nesting in the heart of Derbyshire, | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Chatsworth House is known to many as "the palace of the Peaks". | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
It's the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:25 | |
With many of the 300 rooms packed with priceless paintings | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
and sculptures and furniture, it's easy to see why it attracts | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
more than 700,000 visitors a year. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
And in the run-up to Christmas, the staff are preparing for | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
what's become their busiest time. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
Chatsworth has been opening its doors to the public | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
during the festive season since 2001. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
And it's become an annual tradition for its tens of thousands of visitors | 0:03:53 | 0:03:57 | |
to rub shoulders with some unlikely house guests. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
Janet Bitton is Chatsworth's head housekeeper, | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
and along with her team, she's putting the finishing touches | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
to this year's preparations. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
Lovely to meet you, Janet. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:10 | |
When do you actually start planning for Christmas, then? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
We start planning it while the current Christmas is in progress, | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
and we will start buying Christmas decorations | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
in February of the following year for the Christmas afterwards. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
-So it's nonstop, really. -It is nonstop. It's all year round. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
And I think every year you have a theme at Christmas time, don't you? | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
Yes. We started in 2001 to try and get some revenue back | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
from the foot-and-mouth disaster that year. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
Last year we had Alice in Wonderland, | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
and this year we've got Toad Comes To Chatsworth - Wind in the Willows. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
So there's Toad and Ratty and Badger all over the place. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
Yes, they are. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:46 | |
I think there's a special magic here at Christmas time, isn't there? | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
There is. It's really magical. It's the most beautiful house anyway, | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
but when you see it dressed for Christmas, the twinkling lights, | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
it's lovely to see the visitors' faces, | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
smiling and "Ooh!" - enjoying it all. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
Away from the house, in the vinery, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
I'm catching up with gardener Mick Brown, | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
who's making an Advent wreath for Chatsworth's private chapel. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
Mick, I hear you're a dab hand at making wreaths. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
I've made a few, John. It's a tradition at Chatsworth. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
Every year, the Duke and Duchess like us to use natural produce | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
from the gardens to make wreaths to decorate the house, | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
-and the estate houses. -And these are some of them here? -Yeah. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
They are indeed. Those ones are for hanging on the doors, | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
so we use Chatsworth ribbon for that. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
But right now, you're making an Advent wreath, aren't you, | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
which is very different. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
It is very different. This one sits flat, it has five candles in, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
to be lit one a week up until Christmas. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
And this one's going to be made specially | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
for the chapel here at Chatsworth. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
Tony, you're a local vicar just down the road from Chatsworth, aren't you? | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
I am, I'm the vicar of All Saints Parish Church in Bakewell, | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
about four miles away. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:52 | |
So you're the man to tell me about the historic significance | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
of the Advent wreath. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
The early Church wanted to use symbols | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
to help people reflect on their faith, | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
and the ring resembles the love of God throughout the world, | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | |
er, a love that is ongoing and eternal. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
And the candles, er, they can be red or purple. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
Purple is the season colour of Advent. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
And the white candle lit on Christmas Day | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
reflects the birth of Christ - | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
light coming in to darkness. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
And over there, we've got another Advent wreath being created by | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
Rachel and Sue. Rachel, do you do this every year? | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
Yes, I make an Advent wreath every year | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
as a reminder of the importance of thinking about Advent | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
-and the preparation for Christmas. -And what about you, Sue? | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
How important is an Advent wreath to you? | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
Well, to me it continues what we've been thinking about | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
through the Advent season in church, and I too like to have | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
a wreath on the table over the Christmas period, with the candles, | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
which I like to light. It's a very important part of our worship. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
This is looking pretty good, now, Mick, isn't it? | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
Absolutely - well, I hope so, John! It's nearly finished now. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
And Tony, sum up to me, what to you is the importance of Advent? | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
I think it reminds us what Christmas is truly about. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
It's such a beautiful season, with the images, with the colour, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
the candles, the wreath, | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
and of course the beautiful hymns and songs. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
MUSIC BOX PLAYS | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
The weasel gang from Wind in the Willows add a certain something | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
to the magnificent dining table here at Chatsworth this festive season. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
And over the many centuries, Chatsworth has entertained | 0:09:38 | 0:09:40 | |
some very distinguished people, including Queen Victoria, | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
who came here both as princess and as queen. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
And it's to another Queen Victoria that we turn now. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
The Queen Vic - the pub in EastEnders - | 0:09:50 | 0:09:52 | |
and in particular, to one of its most famous customers. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
David has been to meet her. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
EASTENDERS THEME MUSIC | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
I'm so excited to be here at the home of EastEnders. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
I feel like I know where I am. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
Over there, number 25 - that's Dot's house! | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-Damn! -Language! | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
Thou shalt not blaspheme. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
And the laundrette, her other famous haunt. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
God helps those who help theirselves. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
I shall just have to soldier on. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
And here's the Queen Vic, the famous pub in the heart of Albert Square. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:27 | |
And the actress who plays Dot, June Brown, | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
has agreed to meet me here in the Square to talk about | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
her own faith and how it influences her portrayal of the character. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
Can you imagine if somebody had never seen EastEnders | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
and said to you, how would you describe Dot? | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
If you'd asked me that in the early days, | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
I'd have said I don't really know, because she's an awful gossip, | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
-and judgmental. -Mmm. -And she's very strict | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
in what she thinks and what she doesn't. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
But over the years, I have to pretend that she's mellowed. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
And also, you see, to begin with, she was a woman who was on her own. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
I thought, well, she's lonely, so she's a hypochondriac. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
My back's really getting worse. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:10 | |
And he had to take me blood pressure cos of me dizzy spells. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
You said she was judgmental. How would you describe Dot's faith then, | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
when you started playing her, compared to how it is now? | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
She was what I'd call a kindergarten Christian. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
You know, she just went by what they said in church, and the service, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
and didn't really think about it. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
But I have actually changed that, because of my faith. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:35 | |
I twisted her to be more intelligent about it than she was, you see. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:40 | |
Jesus... | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
I know that you hung upon the Cross | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
to take our sins upon yourself. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
But was it for everybody? | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
'When somebody comes to you and says, "Here's the script,"' | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
did you ever look at it and think, "She wouldn't say this"? | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
Yes. They are very good to me, they are. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
They allow me to change it to Dot's language | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
and I always rewrite the prayers, | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
because people don't understand what prayer is. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
Well, it's the vicar. He thinks I'm past it. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
And he's right. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
I'm a silly fool. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:15 | |
Christians on screen are generally quite extreme characters | 0:12:15 | 0:12:21 | |
and not really three-dimensional. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
-No - they're funny, or stupid. -Or stupid. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
And that's why I keep it as truthful as possible. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:31 | |
Don't you go starting on about my faith! | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
I'm just worried about you, that's all! | 0:12:34 | 0:12:35 | |
I don't want you having one of your turns! | 0:12:35 | 0:12:37 | |
When speaking on the subject of Heaven, | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
does Dot think that she's going to Heaven? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
Well, I should think that is her hope. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
And are you...thinking of Heaven? | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
Well, there must be layers of it, I think. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
That's what St Paul said - | 0:12:51 | 0:12:52 | |
-"I was caught up into the seventh heaven." -Yes. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
And some people who have been kind and generous and loving | 0:12:55 | 0:13:00 | |
and forgiving all their lives | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
will go to a better level than those who just tried. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
I'm one of the ones who just tried. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
I don't think that's the case at all! | 0:13:08 | 0:13:11 | |
When people meet you on the street, how do they respond? | 0:13:11 | 0:13:16 | |
Well, they're very friendly. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:17 | |
-It's not so much the autograph now, it's the selfie. -Yes. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
-So you do a lot of selfies? -I do a lot of selfies, yeah. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
Just a question, a personal question on my part. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
Would Dot watch Songs of Praise? | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
Yes, she would definitely watch Songs of Praise. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:33 | |
And she would go to Communion in the morning. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
MUSIC BOX PLAYS | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
Later in the programme, we're going to be meeting a pop group family | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
who've been wowing audiences for more than 50 years - the Osmonds. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:09 | |
Diane-Louise Jordan will be finding out how their faith | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
has been helping them to keep their feet on the ground. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
And while I take a bit of a break now with Badger, | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
here's some more music, and as it's St Andrew's Day tomorrow, | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
it's coming from Edinburgh. More tea? | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
Back in 1972, in the early days of Newsround, | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
I reported on an American pop group that was taking Britain by storm. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
And they're still going strong. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
Diane-Louise Jordan has been catching up with the Osmonds. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, Jimmy and his group. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
# I want some red roses... # | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
Starting young on the Andy Williams Show, | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
the Osmonds have been in showbusiness for over 50 years, | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
but throughout it all, their devout Mormon faith | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
has kept their feet firmly on the ground. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
# Don't love me for fun, girl | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
# Let me be the one... # | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
They're going back to where it all began | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
on their latest visit to the UK. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
We're here to celebrate Christmas! | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
It's the most wonderful time of the year, to quote a friend of ours. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
And that friend is Andy Williams. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
He's the one that started it off for us, | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
and he empowered us before he passed away to keep his tradition alive, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:56 | |
and it's been such an honour. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
People come from all over the world to see this show in America, | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
and this is the first time | 0:20:01 | 0:20:02 | |
bringing it here to the place we love so much, the UK. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
What does Christmas really mean to you guys? | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
Well, it's about our Saviour to begin with, | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
and we as brothers and as a family | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
understand - at least, we believe we understand - | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
where it all comes from. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
What Christmas is truly about, and the meaning. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
So even though it's got presents and fun and Santa Claus, | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
-all kind of things... -He does this. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
..things going on, all of our families | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
understand what it's all about. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
HE SINGS | 0:20:33 | 0:20:34 | |
Our favourite is when we sing like when we started, you know, | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
like in church, like, # I'll give my... # | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
Wanna do it? | 0:20:41 | 0:20:42 | |
# I'll give my hand | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
# To those who cannot see | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
# The sunrise or the falling rain | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
# I'll sing my song | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
# To cheer the weary along | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
-# For I may never pass this way -Oooh | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
-# Again -Oooh... # | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
But we grew up singing songs like that in church, | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
and, you know, working together for so many years, | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
just jump into a number like that. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
To sing of Christ, and share our testimony | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
of the value of a Christ-centred life. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
And that's what it's about for us. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
That's what has saved us, um, in a career... | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
You know, we have every reason in the world | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
to probably hate each other, | 0:21:28 | 0:21:29 | |
and, you know, fall out, like most boy bands do, | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
but because we've had a belief and a faith in God | 0:21:32 | 0:21:37 | |
and are involved in something bigger than ourselves... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
HE SINGS | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
..it's kept us and saved us from so many pitfalls | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
that so many of our peers unfortunately have encountered. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
And I think when you have a focus and a direction in life, | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
you can handle whatever comes your way. It stabilises you. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
And I think... That's why I think we're still together | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
after all these years. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:03 | |
It started in church, and it will always be... | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-That's where our heart is, you know? -That's right. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
What are you going to sing for us today on Songs of Praise? | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
Oh, we have something fun for you. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
We're...it's for you. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:14 | |
# We're singing bye-bye, blues | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
# We're singing bye-bye, blues | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
# So listen - bells ring, ring Birds sing | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
# Bye-bye blues, bye-bye! # | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
-We're not going to do that one. -We won't do that one. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
No, we're going to sing a song, again, keeping Christ in Christmas. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
It's a very famous song - Hallelujah. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
But we love the Christian lyrics, | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
that a lot of people have heard, | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
and we hope that it lifts people, | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
and it gives them faith that it's all going to be OK. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:49 | |
And it matters how we treat each other, | 0:22:49 | 0:22:51 | |
and God's watching and he loves us all. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
# I heard about this baby boy | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
# Who comes to Earth to bring us joy | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
# And I just want to sing a song to you | 0:23:06 | 0:23:13 | |
# It goes like this The fourth, the fifth | 0:23:13 | 0:23:17 | |
# The minor fall and the major lift | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
# With every breath I'm singing Hallelujah | 0:23:21 | 0:23:28 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:23:31 | 0:23:35 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
# Hallelu-u-u-jah | 0:23:38 | 0:23:46 | |
# A couple came to Bethlehem | 0:23:50 | 0:23:54 | |
# Expecting child They searched the inn | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
# To find a place For you were coming soon | 0:23:57 | 0:24:04 | |
# There was no place for them to stay | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
# So in a manger filled with hay | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
# God's only son was born Oh, hallelujah | 0:24:12 | 0:24:19 | |
-# Hallelujah -Hallelujah | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
-# Hallelujah -Hallelujah | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:24:26 | 0:24:30 | |
-# Hallelu-u-u-jah -Hallelu-u-u-jah | 0:24:30 | 0:24:37 | |
# I know you came to rescue me | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
# This baby boy would grow to be | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
# A man who'd one day die for me and you | 0:24:49 | 0:24:55 | |
# Our sins will drive the nails in you | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
# That rugged cross was my cross too | 0:24:59 | 0:25:03 | |
# And every breath you drew was hallelujah | 0:25:03 | 0:25:10 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
-# Hallelujah -Hallelujah | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
-# Hallelu-u-u-jah -Hallelu-u-u... | 0:25:21 | 0:25:25 | |
-# Hallelujah -Hallelujah | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
-# Hallelujah -Hallelujah | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
# Hallelujah | 0:25:32 | 0:25:34 | |
# Hallelu-u-u-jah. # | 0:25:34 | 0:25:43 | |
One of the jewels in Chatsworth's crown | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
is its 17th-century chapel, | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
which was inspired by the Royal Chapel at Windsor Castle. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
To learn more about its fascinating history | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
and its religious importance to the Cavendish family, | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
I'm joining up with Head Guide Shenagh Firth. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
Wow, Shenagh. What an impressive place to come and worship. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
Wow indeed, yes, it is, isn't it? | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
This is the chapel, it's the oldest room in the house. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
Built in 1688 on the site of the old Elizabethan chapel as-was. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:21 | |
So the rest of the house grew from here? | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
This is where it all started, yes. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:24 | |
And the most impressive thing here, the one that catches the eye - | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
apart from your Christmas decorations! - | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
is this magnificent altarpiece. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:32 | |
Yes, it's pretty impressive! | 0:26:32 | 0:26:33 | |
It's made from Staffordshire alabaster, and it's carved by | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
one of Chatsworth's greatest master carvers, Samuel Watson. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
And what about these wonderful paintings round the walls? | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
Yes, with all the paintings and ceiling paintings at Chatsworth, | 0:26:43 | 0:26:47 | |
there's always some sort of political or religious message, | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
and this one's no different. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:51 | |
This is Christ healing the sick on the north wall here, | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
and it's a direct reference to | 0:26:54 | 0:26:56 | |
the restoration of the nation's religious health | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
after the removal of King James II from the English throne, | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
to be replaced by William III. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
-I can see that up there, there's a gallery. -There is. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
That gallery would have been for the family originally. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
From day one, prayers were said in here every day. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:14 | |
-So who was down here? -This was the staff. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
The household staff would have been in the main body, | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
men on one side, women on the other, | 0:27:18 | 0:27:20 | |
and the family would have worshipped from the gallery. | 0:27:20 | 0:27:23 | |
They had their own chaplain, | 0:27:23 | 0:27:24 | |
and daily prayers right up to the First World War. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
And what do visitors say when they come in and see this chapel? | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
Er, they do tend to come in and be quite awe-struck by it, | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
and I quite often walk through here | 0:27:36 | 0:27:37 | |
in the afternoons when it's a bit quieter | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
and you'll find people sitting on the bench at the back there | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
and they're just having a minute of peace and quiet. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
-Bit of contemplation. -That's right, yeah. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
Well, the chapel looks almost perfect for the start of Advent. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
But there's still room for one final touch. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
And here comes Mick with the Advent wreath! | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
That looks great, Mick, doesn't it? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
-What do you think, Shenagh? -Looks fantastic, Mick, good job! | 0:28:01 | 0:28:03 | |
If you'd like to put it on there, Mick. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:05 | |
There we go. And the white one in the middle, for Christmas Day. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:08 | |
And I'll light the first candle for the first week of Advent. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
And that's all from Chatsworth on the first Sunday of Advent. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
And let's end the programme | 0:31:22 | 0:31:23 | |
with a wonderful hymn from Leicester Cathedral - Tell Out My Soul. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:27 | |
Bye for now. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:29 |