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4 unusual facts about Songs of Praise


All Saints Church, Peckham

Two further services, BBC Songs of Praise services, "Peckham Praise" and "Urban Hope" were subsequently recorded and broadcast in September 2010 and February 2011.

Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol

The programme inspired the creation of the similar English-language series Songs of Praise, which began later in the same year.

Dublin Gospel Choir

The choir also featured (along with Chris de Burgh) on a special New Year's Day BBC Songs of Praise programme which was broadcast to over 35 million viewers worldwide.

St Luke's Church, Maidenhead

The church remains the largest church in Maidenhead, and as a result has been used for the recording of Songs of Praise on a couple of occasions.


Chalk Farm Salvation Army Band

The Band has appeared annually on the BBC TV Show Blue Peter throughout most of its record 50-year run, and has also made a number of appearances on Songs of Praise at the Royal Albert Hall and on BBC Radio shows such as Gloria Hunniford and Owen Spencer-Thomas's Sounding Brass and Listen to the Band.

Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral Choir, directed by Thomas Moore assisted by Simon Earl (assistant director of music) and Daniel Justin (organ scholar), consists of boys, girls and men who perform at the cathedral and have appeared on BBC One's Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong.


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Calypso Carol

Tens of thousands of votes were cast, and the Calypso Carol was one of the top ten choices, performed at the Songs of Praise 2005 Christmas Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Clothworkers Consort of Leeds

Recent events have included a recording for BBC’s Songs of Praise (broadcast 6 April 2008), participation in a recording with singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae (release date to be confirmed), and preparation of a third CD recording.

Yadah

Eventually it also came to denote songs of praise-to lift up the voice in thanksgiving-to tell forth and confess his greatness(e.g. Psalms 43:4).