December
Pre-Festal Hymns
Prefestal Theotokion – Dance, O Esaias
December 2
St Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia – Complete set of musical scores
December 4
Saints Barbara and John of Damascus – Vespers Hymns
December 5
St. Sabbas – Vespers Doxastikon
Saint Sabbas – Aposticha Doxastikon
St. Sabbas – Orthros Idiomelon
St. Sabbas – Praises Doxastikon
December 6
St. Nicholas – Vespers Doxastikon (composed by Basil Crow)
St. Nicholas – Vespers Doxastikon (composed by Basil Crow) – Western Notation
St. Nicholas – Theotokion of the Stichera
St. Nicholas – Aposticha Doxastikon
St. Nicholas – Orthros Idiomelon
St Nicholas Praises Doxastikon
St. Nicholas – Theotokion of the Praises
Paraklesis to St Nicholas (Dedes, Cremeens)
December 9
December 11-17 (2nd Sunday before Christmas)
Sunday of the Fathers – Vespers Doxastikon
Sunday of the Fathers – Aposticha Doxastikon
December 12
St Spyridon – Doxastikon at the Aposticha
St. Spyridon – Orthros Idiomelon and Praises Doxastikon
December 15
St. Eleutherius – Doxastika (GC)
December 16
Saint Theophano the Empress – Vespers Doxastikon
December 17
St Dionysius of Zakynthos – Praises Doxastikon
December 18-24 (Sunday before Christmas)
Sunday before Christmas (Dec 18-24) – Vespers Hymns
Sunday before Christmas (Dec 18-24) – Praises Doxastikon
December 20-24
Christmas Prefestal Apolytikia
December 22
Saint Anastasia – Vespers and Orthros Hymns
December 23
The Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete – Vespers Hymns
December 24
Forefestal Idiomela of the Nativity – 1st Mode
Royal Hours of Christmas
Royal Hours of Christmas – Translation by Met. Kallistos (Ware), music by Samuel Herron
December 25
Polyeleos – Selection of Psalm Verses (Ekloge) for Christmas
Hymns after the Orthros Gospel
Exaposteilarion of Christmas (“From the heights our Saviour, Christ”)
Praises Idiomela of Christmas – 4th Mode Sticheraric
“Both Now” at the Praises of Christmas (2nd Mode)
December 26-31 (Sunday after Christmas)
Doxastika at “Lord, I have Cried” and at the Aposticha
Doxastikon of the Praises, by Basil Crow – Byzantine Notation
Doxastikon of the Praises, by Basil Crow – Western Notation
December 27
December 29
St. Marcellus – Praises Doxastikon
December 4
St. John of Damascus – Aposticha Doxastikon
12-4 – Saint Barbara – Orthros Hymns
December 5
St. Sabbas – Vespers Doxastikon
Saint Sabbas – Aposticha Doxastikon
St. Sabbas – Orthros Idiomelon
St. Sabbas – Praises Doxastikon
December 6
St. Nicholas – Vespers Doxastikon (composed by Basil Crow)
St. Nicholas – Vespers Doxastikon (composed by Basil Crow) – Western Notation
St. Nicholas – Theotokion of the Stichera
St. Nicholas – Aposticha Doxastikon
St. Nicholas – Orthros Idiomelon
St Nicholas Praises Doxastikon
St. Nicholas – Theotokion of the Praises
December 9
December 11-17 (2nd Sunday before Christmas)
Sunday of the Fathers – Vespers Doxastikon
Sunday of the Fathers – Aposticha Doxastikon
December 12
St Spyridon – Doxastikon at the Aposticha
St. Spyridon – Orthros Idiomelon and Praises Doxastikon
December 15
St. Eleutherius – Doxastika (GC)
December 16
Saint Theophano the Empress – Vespers Doxastikon
December 17
St Dionysius of Zakynthos – Praises Doxastikon
December 18-24 (Sunday before Christmas)
Sunday before Christmas (Dec 18-24) – Vespers Hymns
Sunday before Christmas (Dec 18-24) – Praises Doxastikon
December 22
Saint Anastasia – Vespers and Orthros Hymns
December 20-24
Christmas Prefestal Apolytikia
December 24
Forefestal Idiomela of the Nativity – 1st Mode
Royal Hours of Christmas
Royal Hours of Christmas – Translation by Met. Kallistos (Ware), music by Samuel Herron
December 25
Hymns after the Orthros Gospel
Exaposteilarion of Christmas (“From the heights our Saviour, Christ”)
Praises Idiomela of Christmas – 4th Mode Sticheraric
“Both Now” at the Praises of Christmas (2nd Mode)
December 26-31 (Sunday after Christmas)
Doxastika at “Lord, I have Cried” and at the Aposticha
Doxastikon of the Praises, by Basil Crow – Byzantine Notation
Doxastikon of the Praises, by Basil Crow – Western Notation