Here is an appealing and accessible cantata celebrating the birth of Christ as seen through the eyes of the elderly patriarch, Simon. The work opens with a gentle prelude based on Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine performed by organ and harp alone. The narration is highly original, but firmly based in scripture reference. The score is filled with well-crafted and exciting arrangements of hymns and carols, climaxing with a joyous, sweeping setting of O Holy Night. Other carols include The Snow Lay On The Ground; Conventry Carol; Silent Night; From Heaven Above To Earth I Come and He Is Born. Performance time, 35 minutes.