On Thursday 21st December 2023, the last time we meet this year, we will celebrate the festive season with songs of faith and worship such as hymns, carols, meditations, chants, and songs of any faith. What’s the most rousing hymn of all time? What’s the most famous hymn? The oldest? Check this list of 50 most loved hymns. There are also famous classical pieces whose tunes are borrowed for religious services, such as Sibelius’ Finlandia and Holst’s The Planets. Here is a list of 25 such hymns from Seventh Day Adventist Hymnal. Here’s another list of tunes and hymns you may recognize.
Join us in Zoom or in person at the Walter Baker Building in Boston, Massachusetts. After this one hour song session, we will have a break and set up for Holiday Songs Workshop, which is hybrid (you can join in Zoom or in-person). BONUS! Download the free holiday songs crossword puzzle.
There’s no warm-up lesson for this final session of the year. Instead, we will announce the 24 themes for 2024. If you attend this session, you will have a chance to have a say. Don’t miss this final session. DRESS CODE: festive colors! Treat yourself to a glass of wine, mulled wine, spiked eggnog, or hot spiced cider.
The Line-Up (revised)
- O Come All Ye Faithful in F [5] – Paul (GA) & Anne (MA) (video) (2-page PDF)
- All Hail to the Days in Gm [6] – Ali (CA) (other versions) (3-page PDF)
- Medley of Simple Gifts in F [2] and Long Time Sun in C [5] – Susan & Gina (MD) (1-page PDF) (1-page PDF)
- This Little Light of Mine in G [7] – Janice & Dale (MA) (1-page PDF)
- Kanaka Wai Wai in F [7] – Debbie (HI) (2-page PDF)
- In the Garden in C [7] – Boni-esther (MA) (1-page PDF)
- O Come All Ye Faithful G [8] – Anne (MA) (play along video in G )
- Silent Night (Hawaiian) in A [5] – tagged Debbie (HI), Bruce (IT), Ali (CA), Amanda (MA), Eve (TX), Anne, Boni-esther, MJ (MA) (blog post) (1-page PDF)
Song Suggestions
- Amazing Grace
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (Schubert)
- Celtic Farewell (Londonderry Air, Danny Boy)
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
- Jerusalem (about)
- Joy to the World (Handel)
- Morning Has Broken (Bunesan)
- Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
- Simple Gifts (Lord of the Dance)
There are many three chord songs but 3 Chord Thursday is not limited to 3 chords!! We always start with a warm up at 3 pm EST followed by two poses for a group photo with our sunglasses and ukuleles. Then we announce our line-up. If there’s no request beforehand, we take impromptu requests and line them up. We aim to end an hour later at 4 pm EST.
What time do we meet?
- 21:00 CET (Venice, Italy)
- 20:00 GMT (UK)
- 3:00 PM EST (East Coast USA)
- Noon PST (West Coast USA)
- 10:00 AM HST (Hawaii) – there’s no daylight savings in Hawai’i
Don’t forget your sunglasses!
- Register in Zoom for the Zoom link.
- Request a song to perform in advance to get in the line-up.
- Sign up for the FREE Ukulele Enthusiast e-Blast