Christmas Day

Started the day with Blackfriars and Fr Bruno singing the genealogy of Matthew then morning prayer from Southwark cathedral. A lovely family zoom with everybody there and lots of lovely presents! What a joy to hear Peter Simpson talk about Christians awake! Such a wonderful hymn, St John Upper Norwood and St John Caterham. Excellent homily from the Cardinal. Where are the boys? The men sang Kyrie and Gloria and then Sanctus was SAID! Why? To St Martin's in the Fields where they sang Thorne.Watching a service I would normally play for has to be the weirdest Christmas ever! Nice singing from Dublin David Grealy. Zoom with Caterham folk and Hyacinth our Baptist neighbour singing Hark the herald on our doorstep. Lunch on the go and watching Clifton Midnight Mass. Liked the Gloria by Richard Jeffrey-Gray. Sherry finished but Muscat is a good substitute. Servers at Clifton cathedral not wearing gloves. Quite a lot of people on a large sanctuary. Delicious lunch cooked by Liz with help from me especially the gravy which was a triumph. Very nice zoom with St John Upper Norwood. Just the two of us here but we have chatted to the family. Excellent lunch. My gravy a triumph thanks to Mary Berry. Fell asleep during Strictly now enjoying Matthew Bourne's Red shoes. I have a huge puzzle to make plus a Van Gogh puzzle! The Queen was terrific! Liz was desperate to sing so we have enjoyed our favourite carols as we always do after Christmas day lunch. We kept the Darke for later! She thought she wasn't go to sing anything if she didn't get home. Call the midwife wonderful and very moving. 

Hilarious Victoria Wood and then Maria Callas tribute with old films. Christmas Vicar of Dibley.



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