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The Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment

Knox Carols by Candlelight is a free all-ages celebration for everyone in our community.

We hope you enjoy tonight’s wonderful range of entertainment with family and friends.

To Knox communities of all faiths, we wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas, a safe and happy

New Year and peace and goodwill to all. Darren Pearce, Mayor, Knox Council

Welcome to

Knox Carols by CandlelightKnox’s Carols by Candlelight returns in 2016 with an amazing program of returning favourites and new star performers.

This year’s show will be headlined by special guest stars, The Voice Australia winner Harrison Craig and local singing sensation Imogen Spendlove. They will be supported by more than 100 performers and musicians, including:

• The Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment

• Santa’s cheeky elf, Gilweezel stumbles back onto centre stage to shake up Christmas yet again!

• Last year’s Knox Factor winner and runner-up realise their dream of performing in front of their largest ever audience

Look out for the special appearance by Santa Claus and the spectacular fireworks display that ends the night!

Knox Council thanks principal sponsor Westfield Knox, sponsors Ray White, Telstra and The Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment.

Message from the Mayor

Illoura HouseIlloura Committee – Purchases can be made to raise funds for the Committee’s ongoing work to support families and children aged 1-8 with special needs.

ProgramChildren’s activities From 4:00pm

Featuring:

• Free children’s fairground (for children 12 years old and under)

• Free Christmas art workshops and activities

• Market Your Gifts - buy unique goods handmade by people with a disability (until 8pm)

Family entertainment 5:30pm – 7:45pm

Featuring:

• Critically acclaimed comic trio, the Trash Test Dummies who will light up the pre-show entertainment with a spellbinding mix of circus arts, clowning and acrobatics

• Performances by e.motion21, Knox Factor finalists and dance academies from Knox

• Guest appearance by Rio Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold medalist, Andrew Harrison

• Live pre-show performances by the rambunctious, jazzy inspired duo - Lily and King

Main program 8:00 – 10:00pm

Featuring:

• Traditional Welcome to Country – performed by Wurundjeri Elder

• Director of Music Lieutenant Andrew Stokes, leading The Royal Australian Navy Band - Melbourne Detachment

• Knox Carols Southern Voices Choir

• Minister’s Message - Major Gary Grant (Salvation Army)

• Official candle lighting ceremony featuring CFA members and children from local schools and churches

• Santa Segment – presented by Action 4 and featuring Robert Shook

• Fireworks Finale by Southern Cross fireworks and sponsored by Westfield Knox

• Special guests Harrison Craig and Imogen Spendlove

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Carols celebrates International Day of People with Disability

Knox Carols by Candlelight is council’s flagship Access and Inclusion event, which this year falls on the International Day of People with Disability.

The International Day of People with Disability celebrates and recognises the skills, abilities and achievements of people with disabilities.

To celebrate this important day, Knox Council has prepared the Wally Tew Reserve to cater for people with a wide range of needs including:

• Auslan sign interpreters will be on stage throughout the night able to be viewed via two large screens adjacent to the stage area

• Carols songbook is published in a large print text and also Braille

• Sighted guides are available for guests who are blind or vision impaired

Market Your Gifts Partnering agencies Knox Council, iDareU and Vision Australia present Market Your Gifts, a unique showcase of handmade goods that celebrates the achievements of people who have a disability.

As well, there will be:

• A performance by e.motion21, a dance troupe of people with Down Syndrome

• A presentation by Rio Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold medallist, Andrew Harrison

• Christmas reflections from three people with disabilities

For more information www.idpwd.com.au

Imogen SpendloveAt 16 years old, local singer songwriter Imogen Spendlove has built up a reputation for her unstoppable vocals and powerful stage presence. With a strong jazz R&B sound, Imogen’s voice has been described as flawless, rich and brilliant. A veteran principal vocalist with the Victorian State School Spectacular for the last seven years, she has developed a strong fan base with over 7.5 million views and 8000 subscribers on YouTube. She has appeared on Young Talent Time, The Voice Kids and even sung for royalty. In 2016, she had a near sellout season at the Melbourne Cabaret festival and Chapel off Chapel and is looking forward to performing again at Knox Carols this Christmas.

Harrison Craig Melbourne’s Harrison Craig first made his mark on Australia in 2013, winning the second series of The Voice Australia. At a young age, Harrison found that singing was a remedy to his stutter, becoming a place of peace and contentment. Over the past three years, Harrison has set records on the ARIA charts with two new albums. His first album, More Than a Dream achieved platinum status; Harrison played to sold out shows on a national tour spanning five months. His second album L.O.V.E. achieved gold status and remained in the top 10 album charts for six weeks. Harrison has had the unique experience of working with the likes of Seal, David Foster, Baz Luhrmann, songwriter Diane Warren, Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees) and Olivia Newton-John.

Your Performers

Able Seaman

Kirsten Hobbs Kirsten Hobbs was born in Britain and migrated to Australia at age five. Kristen grew up in sunny Queensland and completed a Diploma in Music Theatre Performance and Commercial Dance at the Davidia Lind Dance Centre, Brisbane.

In 2006, Kristen was selected to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre. During her time there she was cast in the ensemble for Sweeney Todd, Oklahoma and Westside Story.

Kirsten debuted professionally in Jekyll and Hyde, the Musical which toured South Korea in 2009 and Taiwan in 2010. In 2011, she was a soloist in The Really Useful Group’s production of The Concert Tour of the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber’ which toured Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Joining the Navy in 2014, Kirsten was posted to the Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment, and was soon selected for deployment to sea. Her most notable highlight was supporting the Dawn Service at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on Anzac Day on HMAS Anzac.

Able Seaman

Laura Nichols Laura Nichols is a Melbourne-based singer and is currently a vocalist in the Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment. She completed a Bachelor of Music Performance at the University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts), specialising in jazz and improvisation.

Laura’s love of singing stems from a musical family and from an early age she was performing in some of Melbourne and Australia’s finest venues and events including the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Hamer Hall, the Melbourne Recital Centre, and Bennett’s Lane Jazz Club.

She has written for a number of ensembles, including her own called the Laura Nichols Quintet, and has formed professional bonds with Australian music icons, including composer Ted Egan and singer and educator Linda George. Laura is also a dedicated and passionate teacher, having landed a role as a vocal coach on Channel 9′s The Voice Kids. Laura is thrilled to be working with the Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment and performing a range of military and community events.

Your Performers

Royal Australian Navy Band

Melbourne Detachment The Melbourne Detachment of the Royal Australian Navy Band is based at HMAS Cerberus, Westernport, Victoria. The Band comprises 33 full-time members under the musical direction of Lieutenant Andrew Stokes and is complemented by a number of Naval Reserve Musicians as required.

The Melbourne Detachment is an extremely versatile group of talented musicians who are proud to serve the nation in the finest traditions of the Royal Australian Navy Band. The Detachment provides musical support for Navy ceremonies, events and deployments. All members of the detachment perform in the Parade Band and Concert Band with the majority also performing in a variety of smaller ensembles, including Big Band, Jazz Group, Rock Band and Brass or Wind Quintets.

In addition to supporting ceremonial occasions, the Melbourne Detachment also performs at many public events throughout Melbourne and Victoria, including school concerts, community music festivals, local commemorative services and large sporting events.

Lieutenant

Andrew StokesMusic Director, Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment

Lieutenant Andrew Stokes joined the Royal Australian Navy as a recruit musician in 1990 and performed with all three full-time Navy Bands in Sydney, Melbourne and Fleet Band onboard HMAS Jervis Bay.

In 1995, Andrew was promoted to Leading Seaman and trusted with a number of leadership roles including Ensemble Leader for both Jazz and Rock Ensembles, and instructional duties at the Defence Force School of Music.

Since 2003, he has held appointments of Assistant Director of Music – Navy, Officer-In-Charge of the Royal Australian Navy Band Sydney, and Senior Instructor at the Defence Force School of Music.

In 2016, Andrew was appointed Officer-In-Charge of the Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne Detachment.

As part of the Royal Australian Navy Band, Andrew has performed all over Australia and overseas including Afghanistan, Turkey, France, China, Brunei, Greece, Scotland, and England.

Peter Grant OAM Program DirectorPeter Grant enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on 9 June 1975 and has enjoyed a long and successful career as an Army musician.

Some highlights of his career include raising a 70 piece military band to tour Japan, a tour to East Timor to entertain the troops and the raising of a 240 member marching band for the Sydney Olympic Games Opening ceremony in 2000.

A Ferntree Gully local, Peter was the Music Director for the Carols by Candlelight from 2002–10. He continues to work behind the scenes now for Carols as the Program Director.

Darcy NimbsDarcy Nimbs is a talented local emerging artist who earlier this year, at age 14, won first prize at the inaugural Knox Factor. A year nine student at Billanook College, Darcy is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who writes and creates original works. She has appeared on The Basin Youth Stage, Knox Festival stage and recently at the 2016 Stringybark Festival. Tonight, Darcy will be appearing in front of her largest audience to date and views this as the highlight of her musical year.

Southern Voices ChoirSouthern Voices is a community choir, providing music education through choral singing for children, teenagers and young adults from the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This year, Southern Voices continues to perform a varied and eclectic program, from a recent collaboration with the Grainger Wind Symphony to providing one of the choirs for the Malthouse Theatre’s production of The Events. Southern Voices is always looking for new members, particularly in the junior levels. For more information, email [email protected] or call 0497 008 266.

Mitchell HurreyMitchell was runner-up at this year’s Knox Factor and is excited to have the opportunity to be part of the Knox Carols by Candlelight. As a Performing Arts scholar at Beaconhills College, Berwick Mitchell has just completed his year 12 studies and is looking forward to what the future holds. He has performed in various community theatre and school productions and hopes to one day perform on Broadway.

Your Performers

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem

How still we see thee lie

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

The silent stars go by

Yet in thy dark streets shineth

The everlasting Light

The hopes and fears of all the years

Are met in thee tonight

For Christ is born of Mary

And gathered all above

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

Their watch of wondering love

O morning stars together

Proclaim the holy birth

And praises sing to God the King

And Peace to men on earth

How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven

No ear may hear His coming

But in this world of sin

Where meek souls will receive Him still

The dear Christ enters in.

O holy Child of Bethlehem

Descend to us, we pray

Cast out our sin and enter in

Be born to us today

We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell

O come to us, abide with us

Our Lord Emmanuel

When a Child is Born

A ray of hope flickers in the sky

A tiny star lights up way up high

All across the land dawns a brand new morn

This comes to pass when a child is born

A silent wish sails the seven seas

The winds of change whisper in the trees

And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn


A rosy hue settles all around

You’ve got the feel you’re on solid ground

For a spell or two no-one seems forlorn


It’s all a dream and illusion now

It must come true, sometime soon somehow

All across the land dawns a brand new morn


When a Child is BornRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer

had a very shiny nose.

And if you ever saw him,

you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer

used to laugh and call him names.

They never let poor Rudolph

join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve

Santa came to say:

“Rudolph with your nose so bright,

won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then all the reindeer loved him

as they shouted out with glee,

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

you’ll go down in history!

The First Noel

The first Noel the angels did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

On a cold winters night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the king of Israel

They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the East beyond them far

And to the earth it gave great light

And so it continued both day and night



Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord

That hath made Heaven and earth of nought

And with his blood mankind hath bought



The First Noel Away In A Manger

Away in a manger,

No crib for His bed

The little Lord Jesus

Laid down His sweet head

The stars in the bright sky

Looked down where He lay

The little Lord Jesus

Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing

The poor Baby wakes

But little Lord Jesus

No crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord Jesus

Look down from the sky

And stay by my side,

‘Til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus,

I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever

And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children

In Thy tender care

And take us to heaven

To live with Thee there

Hark the Herald

Hark! The herald angels sing:

Glory to the newborn King

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled.

Joyful, all ye nations rise,

Join the triumph of the skies

With the angelic host proclaim,

Christ is born in Bethlehem



Christ by highest Heav’n adored

Christ the everlasting Lord

Late in time behold him come,

Offspring of a virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see

Hail th’ incarnate Deity

Pleased as man with man to dwell

Jesus our Emmanuel



Hail the Heav’n born Prince of Peace

Hail the Son of Righteousness

Light and life to all He brings

Ris’n with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by

Born that man no more may die

Born to raise the sons of earth

Born to give them second birth



Silent Night

Silent night! Holy night!

All is calm, all is bright

‘Round yon virgin mother and child

Holy infant, so tender and mild

Sleep in Heav’nly peace.

Sleep in Heav’nly peace.


Shepherds quake at the sight!

Glories steam from heaven afar,

Heav’nly hosts sing, “Alleluia!”

Christ, the Savior, is born!

Christ, the Savior, is born!


Son of God, love’s pure light!

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow

In a one horse open sleigh

O’er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on Bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

Oh, what fun it is to ride

And sing a sleighing song tonight!

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas



And a happy new year.

Good tidings we bring

To you and your kin







Jingle Bells

RAFT Anglican Church131 Taylors Lane, Rowville Ph: 9764 2573

20 December 6pm – Carol Service

24 December 6:30-7:30pm – Nativity Dress Up Party (for pre-school age children & Parents)

24 December 11pm – Traditional Service

25 December 9:30am – Contemporary Celebration

Eastern Chinese Baptist ChurchCr Le John Street & Wellington Road, Rowville Ph: 9764 4242

24 December 8-9:30pm – Christmas Service

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Knox646 Burwood Hwy, Knoxfield Ph: 9801 5127

24 December 5pm – Christmas Eve Carols & Readings Service

25 December 10:30am – Worship with Holy Communion

St Thomas Anglican Church12 Mount View Road, Upper Ferntree Gully Ph: 9758 0217

13 December 4pm – Service of Lessons & Carols

24 December 4pm – Family Crib Service

24 December 9:30pm – Christmas Carols

24 December 10pm – Christmas Midnight Mass

25 December 9am – Holy Eucharist

St Josephs, Boronia 212 Boronia Road, Boronia Ph: 9761 2124

24 December 7:30pm – Family Mass

St Bernadettes, The Basin1264 Mountain Highway, The Basin Ph: 9761 2124

24 December 5:30pm – Christmas Carols

24 December 6pm – Family Mass

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Knox Council wishes all residents a safe and happy festive season.

Mayor Cr Darren Pearce (Taylor Ward), Cr Tony Holland (Friberg Ward), Cr Peter Lockwood (Baird Ward), Cr John Mortimore (Chandler Ward), Cr Jackson Taylor (Collier Ward), Cr Adam Gill (Dinsdale Ward), Cr Jake Keogh (Dobson Ward), Cr Lisa Cooper (Scott Ward), and Cr Nicole Seymour (Tirhatuan Ward).

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