Sankta Lucia

Saturday 13 December 2025, 3pm

St Michael’s Church, Headingley, LS6 3AW

The Guild was invited to sing for the Swedish and Finnish communities of Leeds in addition to our customary Christmas audience in North Leeds.

We performed a programme that included rare (in the UK) folk and Christmas songs, many in Swedish.

Programme:

Traditional — Sankta Lucia

Ruben LILJEFORS — Now it draws near to Christmas

Arvo PÄRT — Magnificat

Gustaf NORDQVIST — Christmas, Shining Christmas

Arr. Jan SANDSTRÖM — Det är en ros utsprungen

Volckmar LEISRING — Make High the Gates, Wide the Doors

Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA — Canticum Mariae Virginis

Tore TORLIND — Lucia

Jean SIBELIUS — En etsi valtaa loistoa

Peter MAXWELL DAVIES — Lullabye for Lucy

Olivier MESSIAEN — O Sacrum Convivium!

Eric WHITACRE — Lux Aurumque

Herman PALM — Julsång (Christmas Song)