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Today’s Abbey highlight is the Quire. Since the 10th Century, music has been a key part of our tradition of worship. The Quire is where the Abbey choir sings from at our choral services. Other stalls are assigned to clergy and officers of the Abbey and to the High Commissioners for the Commonwealth countries when they attend services. The original medieval quire stalls were replaced in the 18th century and again by the present ones in 1848. Discover more: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-

A Great and Mighty Wonder: Listen as members of the Abbey Choir sing this favourite hymn celebrating the gift and majesty of Christ's birth at Christmas. The text is translated from the work of Greek hymn-writer St Germanus I (634-734), and is sung to the tune Es Ist Ein Ros, which is frequently sung with the text Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming. You can watch the full recording at: https://youtu.be/sn4CeO_Vr7E Sung by: William Balkwill and Julian Stocker, tenors Stuart O'Hara and Jonathan Brown, ba

Psalms 128, 129 & 130 (chants: Parry, Garrett & Purcell)