Eye Matter is a charity that holds events for blind and partially sighted members, many of them on Zoom, including the Eye Matter choir, directed by Rachel Bowden Waterson. Their only in-person rehearsal was on the afternoon of this concert.

Singers: Amrit, Andy, Kevin, Jessica, Oleksandra, Rachel, Ron, Sam, Suzie

Tracks were:

Sleigh Ride, music by Leroy Anderson, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish, this performance based on the Ronettes' version

Deck the Halls, 16th century Welsh melody with English lyrics by Thomas Oliphant, 1862

It's beginning to look like Christmas by Meredith Willson, based on the Bing Crosby version

Together in Electric Dreams by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder, mainly based on their recording, with a sprinkling of influence from the Lola Young version

Here comes Santa Claus by Gene Autry

Mistletoe and Wine by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan, based on the Cliff Richard version

Merry Christmas by Ed Sheeran and Elton John

with a short encore

This well-known Christmas carol started life as a French text written in 1847 by Placide Cappeau, called Minuit, Chretiens, set to music by Adolphe-Charles Adam and then entitled Cantique de Noel. It was later translated into English by John Sullivan Dwight, who significantly changed the message some of the lines.

These fireworks were recorded in stereo outside the Sikh Gudwara. They were very close and I've never seen so many fireworks in one evening!

This wonderfully bouncy rendition of a West Gallery setting by W. J. White, of these words by Isaac Watts, was recorded on 4 October 2025 and conducted by Phil Price.

This was recorded on 4 October 2025, during a West Gallery music day with this ad hoc choir and band of instruments.

This wonderfully bouncy rendition, including all eight verses, was sung at a West Gallery music day on 4 October 2025 by With Cheerful Voice, an ad hoc choir. West Gallery music is not accompanied on the organ or piano, so we had a band of musicians. Text by Edward Perronet, music by James Ellor, conductor Phil Price.

I was asked to do a solo performance of this song, which I wrote in 2018, in a concert where my main role was that of accompanist for the Eye Matter choir, as I had included it as part of a solo online concert i did for them in April. I'm so pleased they liked it so much and I always enjoy singing it.

Performances from Eye Matter's "Sing into Spring" concert on 31st May 2025. Eye Matter is a charity that holds events for blind and partially sighted members, many of them on Zoom, including the Eye Matter choir, directed by Rachel Bowden Waterson. Their only in person rehearsal was on the afternoon of this concert.

Tracks were:

Walking on Sunshine by Kimberley Rew of Katrina and the Waves

Hard Day's Night, the Beatles

Got My Mind Set On You by Rudy Clark, this performance based on the George Harrison version

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, music by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, this version based on the arrangement by Jools Holland and Rumer

I'm a Believer by Neil Diamond, based on the version by The Monkees

December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), the Four Seasons

A stereo recording of birds in the park, including ducks, geese and moorhens on the lake. Use headphones or good speakers for the best listening experience.

I don't often mention my blindness when preaching but I felt it was important when talking about helping others, because it's not really help if it makes someone's life more difficult. The reading was Luke 10: 25-37, often known as "the parable of the Good Samaritan".