Launch your Christmas season with a swing, as Gospel legends Ken Burton and the London Adventist Chorale bring the sound of pure joy to St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 There’s a song in the air! There’s a star in the sky! And as St Martin-in-the-Fields swings into the Christmas season, we welcome the London Adventist Chorale and its inspirational director Ken Burton (Songs of Praise, Black Panther) for a seasonal celebration to raise the roof and stir the blood. Expect Gospel classics and festive favourites drenched in that unmistakable LAC warmth and style. Even Handel’s Messiah gets a a soulful spin. “Discipline with fervour” is the LAC’s watchword – singing of unbounded joy is the result. Step out of the seasonal rush in central London and let your soul soar: if you’re looking for the real spirit of Christmas, it probably sounds very like this.

Programme

Spiritual, arr. Simpson – True Religion 
Spiritual, arr. Burton – Great Getting Up Morning 
Spiritual arr. Halloran – Witness 
Richard Smallwood – Total Praise 
Spiritual, arr. Dawon – Soon Ah Will Be Done
Spiritual arr. Work – Rocking Jerusalem 
Spiritual, arr Burton – Swing Low Sweet Chariot 
Ken Burton– Rest 
Spiritual, arr. Hogan – My Soul’s Been Anchored 
Arr. Warren, Jackson, Kibble – Hallelujah, from Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Hairston – Sweet Little Jesus Boy 
Spiritual – Mary Had A Baby
Harrington – A Song In The Air 
Traditional Spiritual – What A Wonderful Child 
Based on Dvořak’s ‘New World’ Symphony, arr. Burton – Going Home
Martin Blane – Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas 
Spiritual, arr. Burleigh – Jesus Is A Rock

Performers

London Adventist Chorale
Ken Burton Director