Mumming
Greenwich Academy
Massey Theater
Wallace Performing Arts Center
Thursday, December 5 | 5:00 PM
PROGRAM
Processional and Caroling
A History of Mumming
Carol Songs
O Come All Ye Faithful
Angels We Have Heard on High Away in A Manger
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The First Noel What Child is This?
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Alumnae Carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
O Holy Night Silent Night
The Tableau: Adoration of the Magi
Lindsey Gaynor All sing along
Alumnae, please stand
The Madrigals & Student Singers Seniors
Gianna DeBono
Please join us for the Wassail Bowl reception in the Arts Atrium immediately following the program.
O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! Oh, come ye, oh come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, Born the King of angels;
Oh, come, let us adore him; Oh, come, let us adore him; Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above! Glory to God, Glory in the highest;
Oh, come, let us adore him; Oh, come, let us adore him; Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Away in a Manger
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky
Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing
The poor baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle
'Til morning is nigh
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim thy holy birth
And praises sing to God the King And peace to all on earth
The First Noel
The First Noel the Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
They looked up and saw a star Shining in the East beyond them far And to the earth it gave great light And so it continued both day and night
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
What Child Is This?
What child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ, the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come, peasant, king to own Him. The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high The Virgin sings her lullaby. Joy, Joy for Christ is born.
The babe, the son of Mary!
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
It came upon a midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: "Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven's all-gracious King." The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled, and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; above its sad and lowly plains, they bend on hovering wing, and ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing.
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 the angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King.
Christ by highest heav’n 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 man to dwell; Jesus our Emmanuel!
Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King.
MUMMING PARTICIPANTS
Readers
Emily Anderson
Katie Barr
Elle Brew
Lila Cabot
Sophie Calise
Chloe Cook
Caroline DiBiasio
Katherine Doniger
Casey Duval
Morgan Dweck
Grace Fazzinga
Elsa Burgess*
Alessia Cutaia*
Gianna DeBono*
Chloe Cerniglia*
Eugenia Cocke*
Abigail Cook*
Grace Dodds*
Issy Fottrell*
Cece Heyworth*
Lindsey Gaynor Gianna DeBono
Tableau
Katherine Feiner
Maria Gazoni
Bryce Gold
Emily Hall
Abby Hall
Callie Hammond
Katie Hawks
Gwynnie Horn
Sarah Huber
Poppy Huffman
Aanya Jaiswal
The Class of 2025 Singers
Kristy Keil
Penny Lazar
Jane Leyrer
Tiernan MacColl
Anniston Mahaffy
Olivia Martucci
Claire Maruszewski
Kathryn McGranahan
Alex Moore
Hannah Murray
Maggie Nichols
Lindsey Gaynor*
Rena Georgakopoulos-Ueta
Alice Grace
Underclassmen Singers
Skylar King*
Karina Layman*
Téa Licon*
Annie McGraw*
Kala Norton*
Fiona Reilly*
Isa Packard
Sam Packer
Lila Schaftel
Elena Schmedlen
Abbie Schmitt
Nina Schneider
Persia Shipman
Ava VanMoorsel
Drae Vizcarra
Caroline Watts
Juliana Zahorjan
Julia Kahn*
Ruby Montanez*
Charlotte Oh*
Juliette Ross*
Eva Solano*
Caroline Stickel*
Maddie van der Weijden*
Anya Zhuperina*
*Madrigal
Please join us for the Wassail Bowl reception in the Arts Atrium immediately following the program.
Cover: Class of 2015 Mumming
Above: Mumming 1950's