W&DLM 'Christmas Market' Sunday 26th November

Update 17th December: Georgia has emailed her thanks for again supporting the Museum with our performances and hopes that they can rely on our continued support in 2018.

Update 20th November: 40+ Singers will be attending. Set lists have been added to the end of this post.

Update 13th November: A reminder that John will be at 'Ye Olde House at Home' on 15th November and will have with him the last few free passes for singers, to distribute to those who have either already booked a place by email or who want to participate.

Update 4th November: Here's a message from John C to keep us up to date – "Following the issue or reserving of 30 of the 40 wristband passes for this event I will be attending the practice at the 'Ye Olde House at Home', Broadwater on the 15th November to issue the remaining ten to Singers wishing to take part. If you are volunteering for this event and cannot attend on this date, please ask another Singer to pick up the requisite pass for you.
Obviously if you are a paid up supporter or volunteer at the Museum you will not need a pass."

Again a packed event with over 120 stalls, so if the weather is reasonable it's worth making a day of it.

All the new 'Gateway' buildings are operational now.

As always Sunday is the busiest day with the whole of the overflow car park filled out to West Dean College by 1pm on a good day.

If you arrive early (by 10.30am) you may be able to park in the permanent parking area, or nearer to the entrance booths, and avoid being in the long traffic queues around the site. Use the dedicated 'Friends' / stall holders queue for quick entrance by showing your pass.

See the organiser's website.

We have two sets, at 1.00-1.30pm on the decking outside the Gridshell building and 3.15-4.00pm at the Music Tent in the Market Square, with Emily leading us.

Dress for cold variable weather and wear stout shoes, but please don whatever festive headgear you want for the occasion.

I will be at the practice at Worthing on the 1st November and hope to have with me by then the Singers' free passes for those of you who have already booked but not collected them.

If you are one of the above Singers, and in the interim you have discovered another commitment and cannot come to the Market, please email southdownsfolksingers@gmail.com so that I can reallocate the remaining passes to those Singers still on the reserve list.

John C.

First Set:

1. Pentonville (While Shepherds...) B
2. The Holly Bears A Berry C
3. The Falmer Carol (See seraphic throngs...) Db
4. Sussex Mummers' Carol (When Righteous Joseph...) G#
5. Hark The Herald Angels Sing F
6. The Angel Gabriel B
7. Deck The Hall B
8. The Moon Shone Bright Bb
9. Here We Come A-Wassailing C

Second Set:

1. The Holly & The Ivy F
2. The Sugar (Sussex) Wassail (A wassail, a wassail...) C
3. Christmas Now Is Drawing... G
4. The Sussex Carol (On Christmas night all...) G#
5. Apple Tree Wassail (Oh lily-white lily...) G
6. Masters In This Hall B
7. Sweet Chiming Bells (While Shepherds...) D
8. (Rounds) Child of Light & Hey Ho
9. We Wish You A merry Christmas C