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I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ -
Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
III. Song: It was the winter wild
Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days
Richard Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Guest, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
VI. Narration: And there were in the same country
Richard Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)
Dame Janet Baker, Bach Choir, Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned
Sir Philip Ledger, Richard Lewis, Bach Choir, Douglas Guest, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing
Sir Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things
Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Bach Choir, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang
Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky
Richard Lewis, Bach Choir, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Guest, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born
Dame Janet Baker, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Bach Choir, Sir Philip Ledger, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom -
Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright
Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker, Bach Choir, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey
XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word
Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey