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Christmas (the Nativty of Christ)

Vespers/Vesperal Liturgy
      —Stichera at Lord, I Call, Tone 2:
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
      —Dogmaticon, Tone 2:
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi
      —Vespers Prokeimenon:
             See Vespers page for the Prokeimenon of the Day;
                  N.B.: If Christmas Eve Vesperal Liturgy is being served on a Friday, when Christmas falls on Saturday,
                  we use the Great Prokeimenon: 'Who is so great a God as our God...'
      —Old Testament Readings:
             Text
      —Troparion between 3rd and 4th Readings:
             Obikhod - midi
      —Troparion between 6th and 7th Readings:
             Obikhod - midi
      —Little Litany [Only at Vesperal Liturgy]:
             See Litanies page.
      —Trisagion [Only at Vesperal Liturgy]:
             See Liturgy page.
      —Prokeimenon before the Epistle, Tone 1:
             Obikhod - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi

Troparion, Tone 4
         Obikhod - midi
         Obikhod [Slavonic] - midi
         Obikhod (Metropolia Variant) - midi
         Obikhod (Metropolia Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
         Obikhod, Chant Ending - midi
         Obikhod, Chant Ending (Metropolia Variant) - midi
         Abbr. Greek Chant - midi
         Abbr. Greek Chant [Slavonic] - midi
         Abbr. Greek Chant, after Yaichkov - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik [Slavonic] - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik (F Major) - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich [Slavonic] - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich (F Major) - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick [Slavonic] - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick (F Major) - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
         Degtyarev - midi
         Degtyarev [Slavonic] - midi
         Diakoff - midi
         Diakoff (F Major) - midi
         Greek Chant - midi
         Greek Chant [Slavonic] - midi
         Ledkovsky (Abbr. Greek Chant, Wide Harmony) - midi
         Moscow Chant - midi
         Moscow Chant (Tikhonkovsky Variant) - midi
         Serbian Chant - midi
         Serbian Chant [Slavonic] - midi
         Wide Harmony - midi
         Wide Harmony [Slavonic] - midi
         Wide Harmony (Jordanville Variant) - midi
         Wide Harmony (Jordanville Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
         Wide Harmony (Old OCA Variant) - midi
         Wide Harmony (Old OCA Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
         Wide Harmony, Doubled - midi
         Male Choir - midi
         Male Choir [Slavonic] - midi
         Male Choir (Jordanville Variant) - midi
         Male Choir (Jordanville Variant) [Slavonic] - midi

Kontakion, Tone 3
         Obikhod - midi
         Obikhod (Alto Melody) - midi
         Bortiansky - midi
         Bortiansky [Slavonic] - midi
         Bortiansky (Simplified) - midi
         Bulgarian Chant, arr. Meholick - midi
         Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi

Great Compline
      —God is With Us:
             See Compline page.
      —Stichera of the Litiya, Tone 1: [often only one sticheron is sung]
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Sticheron II, Carpatho-Russian "Bulgarian" Chant - midi
      —Glory Verse of the Litiya, Tone 5:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
      —Now and Ever Verse of the Litiya, Tone 6:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi
      —Litany at the Litiya:
             See Vespers page.
      —Sticheron I of the Aposticha, Tone 2:
             Obikhod - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
             Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
      —Sticheron II-III of the Aposticha, Tone 3:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
      —Glory Verse of the Aposticha, Tone 4:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Now and Ever Verse of the Aposticha, Tone 4:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —St. Simeon's Prayer:
             See Vespers page.
      —Blessed be the Name of the Lord:
             See Liturgy page.
      —Psalm 33: [often omitted]
             See Liturgy page.

Matins
      —Lesser Doxology, sung before the Six Psalms:
             See Matins page.
      —Great Litany:
             See Litanies page.
      —God is the Lord, Tone 4: [sung to the same melody as the following Troparion]
             See Matins page.
      —Troparion of the Feast, Tone 4:
             See Troparion section, above.
      —Sessional Hymns I & II: [often omitted, though they give the altar much needed time]
             Text
      —Polyeleos:
             See Matins page.
      —Magnification:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod [Slavonic] - midi
             Dodonov - midi
             Dodonov [Slavonic] - midi
      —Little Litany:
             See Litanies page.
      —Sessional Hymn III: [often omitted]
             Text
      —From My Youth:
             See Matins page.
      —Matins Prokeimenon, Tone 4:
             Znamenny Chant (Narrow and Wide Harmonies) - midi
             Kiev Caves Lavra Chant - midi
      —At the Gospel:
             For Christmas Vigil - midi
             For additional settings, see Matins page.
      —Psalm 50:
             See Matins page.
      —Post-Gospel Stichera:
             Obikhod - midi
      —At the Great Intercession: [often omitted]
             See Matins page.
      —Irmosi of Canon I/Katavasiae, Tone 1:
             Obikhod (Abbr. Greek Chant) - midi
             Allemanov - midi
             Allemanov [Slavonic] - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
             Greek Chant - midi
             Meholick - midi
      —Hypakoe and Sessional Hymn, after Ode 3:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Kontakion of the Feast, after Ode 6:
             See Kontakion section, above.
      —Complete Canon I:
             OCA Obikhod [Obikhod Irmosi, Allemanov Katavasiae] - midi
             Old OCA Obikhod [Obikhod Irmosi, Slavonic Allemanov Katavasiae] - midi
             Kirkland Use [Obikhod Irmosi, Meholick Katavasiae] - midi
      —Exapostilarion:
             Hieromonk Victorin - midi
             Kievan Chant, with Canonarch - midi
             Valaam Chant, 'O House of Ephratha' - midi
      —Stichera of the Praises, Tone 4:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Glory Verse of the Praises, Tone 6:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi
      —Now and Ever Verse of the Praises, Tone 2:
             Obikhod - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
             Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
      —Great Doxology:
             See Matins page.
      —Troparion of the Feast:
             See Troparion section, above.
      —Augmented Litany:
             See Litanies page.
      —Litany of Supplication:
             See Litanies page.
      —Great Dismissal:
             See Vespers page.
      —Kontakion of the Feast, at the Conclusion of Vigil:
             See Kontakion section, above.
      —Magnification: [Immediately Thereafter]
             See Magnification section, above.

Carols (Kolyadki, Kolyady, etc.), both Sacred and Secular, of Some Moral Worth and Piety
         Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - midi
         All the Universe Rejoices (Vselennaja Veselisja) - midi
         Angels We Have Heard on High - midi
         Dobrij Večer Tobi - midi
         Gaudete, Christus est Natus - midi
         God Saw the World (Oj, Vidit Boh) - midi
         Good Christian Men, arr. Neale - midi
         Good King Wenceslas, Traditional Arrangement - midi
         Good King Wenceslas, arr. Homiak - midi
         Good King Wenceslas, arr. Shaw - midi
         Good News from Heaven (Na Nebi Zorja) [Subcarpathian Text] - midi
         Good News from Heaven (Na Nebi Zorka) [Carpatho-Galician Text] - midi
         Good News from Heaven (Na Nebje Zorka) [West Galician Text] - midi
         Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - midi
         Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), arr. Ressetar (Eastern PA Version) - midi
         Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Uhorsky (Subcarpathian) Plainchant - midi
         Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Variant Melody - midi
         Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), McKees Rocks Version - midi
         Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Pittsburgh Area OCA/Metropolia Version - midi
         Heaven and Earth (Nebo i Zemlja), Subcarpathian Refrain - midi
         Heaven and Earth (Nebo i Zemlja), Lemko Refrain - midi
         I Heard the bells on Christmas Day - midi
         In Dulci Jubilo, arr. Neale - midi
         Noč Ticha (Silent Night) [Carpatho-Galician Text] - midi
         Nova Radost' Stala (There Was Great Rejoicing) - midi
         O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) - midi
         O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Plainchant Harmonization - midi
         O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Traditional American Arrangement - midi
         O Kto Kto (O Who Loves Nicholas) - midi
         O Who Loves Nicholas (O Kto Kto) [Thee/Thou] - midi
         O Who Loves Nicholas (O Kto Kto) [You/Your] - midi
         Oj, Vidit Boh (God Saw the World) - midi
         Pre-Eternal God (Boh Predvjecnyj) - midi
         Pridite Vernyji (O Come, All Ye Faithful; Adeste Fideles) - midi
         Silent Night - midi
         Svjata Noč (Silent Night) [Subcarpathian Text] - midi
         Tempus Adest Floridum, Traditional Arrangement - midi
         Tempus Adest Floridum, arr. Homiak - midi
         Tempus Adest Floridum, arr. Shaw - midi
         There Was Great Rejoicing (Nova Radost' Stala) - midi
         Tri Carije (O Three Kings) - midi
         Veni, Veni, Emmanuel - Plainchant Harmonization - midi
         Veni, Veni, Emmanuel - Traditional American Arrangement - midi
         Viflejemy Čud (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) - midi

Divine Liturgy
      —First and Second Festal Antiphons:
             Lesser Znamenny Chant - midi
      —Only-Begotten Son:
             See Liturgy page.
      —Third Festal Antiphon:
             Lesser Znamenny Chant - midi
      —Troparion and Kontakion of the Feast:
             See Troparion and Kontakion sections, above.
      —As Many as Have Been Baptized:
             See Liturgy page.
      —Liturgy Prokeimenon:
             Obikhod & Znamenny Chant - midi
      —Magnification of the Theotokos (Zadostoinik):
             Obikhod - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
             Romanian Chant - midi
             Turchaninov - midi
      —Communion Concert:
             O House of Ephratha, Valaam Chant - midi
             Proceed, O Angelic Powers - midi