The JOY Christmas Eve Service Guide contains everything you need (underscores, readings, tracks and Christmas carols) for about 22 minutes of your Christmas Eve worship or Christmas Sunday worship. This versatile service can be led with as little as a capable pianist and worship leader, or with a praise team, praise band and/or a full SATB or SAB choir. If you don't have any musicians, lead the service with the stereo tracks, or even mix tracks with live performances.

A note from arranger/composer Don Chapman

As with all my service guides, I intend for them to sound great whether you’re doing a full production or a simple version with piano/vocal. Jesus Is His Name is the included kid’s medley for kid’s choir and praise team, but if you don’t have the time or resources for a full kid’s ensemble, pick a talented young soloist instead - they’ll love the opportunity (and so will their parents!)

Lead the service with just a worship leader and pianist or include a 3 part vocal praise team or full SATB or SAB choir - all the parts are included.

If you don't have any musicians, conduct the entire service with my MP3 stereo tracks. The carols and Underscores come in both vocal and stereo track versions. You can read the Scripture narrations over the tracks or play the vocal narration demos. Some churches like to play the underscores live and use tracks for the songs.

The secret to this service guide, and something you won't find ANYWHERE else, is my specially composed underscores that are to be played under the Scripture narrations. I've created these underscores to match the mood and feeling of the Scripture narrations - much like a movie score supports the acting. This will allow you to create the perfect worship flow for your service!