Silent Night Christmas Challenge
Thank you for raising your voice!
You can download your Christmas Challenge resources below. The deadline for sending us your recordings is 7th December 2022.
Thank you for raising your voice!
You can download your Christmas Challenge resources below. The deadline for sending us your recordings is 7th December 2022.
Thank you for raising your voice!
You can download your Christmas Challenge resources below. The deadline for sending us your recordings is 7th December 2022.
Thank you for raising your voice!
You can download your Christmas Challenge resources below. The deadline for sending us your recordings is 7th December 2022.
How to use our Silent Night resources
Option 1:
Get your whole congregation or a small group together to record and film one version of the carol, using the backing track along with worship groups and musicians. You can also get a community group together to do the same.
Option 2:
Record a range of home groups and/or children's and youth groups or a range of community groups separately (all using the backing track to keep in time) and then edit the different videos together - rather like a very big Silent Night Zoom sing-along!
Choose a few people to read the voiceover script during the third verse instrumental (see lyrics and voiceover script above). This also contains an optional message for people to give Christmas donations. If you also want to take donations for SAT-7 at a carol service or community event, please let us know.
• RECORD the carol and show it at a church Advent, Christingle, Christmas carol service or community event.
• or PERFORM and record the carol live!
• SHARE with members of your church and on social media #silentnightchallenge (@SAT-7 UK)
• SHARE the file with us via WeTransfer. We’ll add it to our website with all the other churches, schools and youth and community groups taking part!
Technical specifications for Silent Night carol recording
Recording device:
• You can use a video camera or a smartphone to film and record the audio.
• If you're using a smartphone, try having the device only a few metres away. Try to be in a quiet place with no background noise if you can.
• Film your video in landscape, please.
Audio:
• It would be best to play the music through headphones rather than out loud, so that we can use your recording in a final edit.
• Some people in your group can use headphones with the music playing on another device to help lead the rest of the group (or one person can have the headphones if you can't sync more than one person up).
How to use our Silent Night resources
Option 1:
Get your whole congregation or a small group together to record and film one version of the carol, using the backing track along with worship groups and musicians. You can also get a community group together to do the same.
Option 2:
Record a range of home groups and/or children's and youth groups or a range of community groups separately (all using the backing track to keep in time) and then edit the different videos together - rather like a very big Silent Night Zoom sing-along!
Choose a few people to read the voiceover script during the third verse instrumental (see lyrics and voiceover script above). This also contains an optional message for people to give Christmas donations. If you also want to take donations for SAT-7 at a carol service or community event, please let us know.
• RECORD the carol and show it at a church Advent, Christingle, Christmas carol service or community event.
• or PERFORM and record the carol live!
• SHARE with members of your church and on social media #silentnightchallenge (@SAT-7 UK)
• SHARE the file with us via WeTransfer. We’ll add it to our website with all the other churches, schools and youth and community groups taking part!
Technical specifications for Silent Night carol recording
Recording device:
• You can use a video camera or a smartphone to film and record the audio.
• If you're using a smartphone, try having the device only a few metres away. Try to be in a quiet place with no background noise if you can.
• Film your video in landscape, please.
Audio:
• It would be best to play the music through headphones rather than out loud, so that we can use your recording in a final edit.
• Some people in your group can use headphones with the music playing on another device to help lead the rest of the group (or one person can have the headphones if you can't sync more than one person up).
How to use our Silent Night resources
Option 1:
Get your whole congregation or a small group together to record and film one version of the carol, using the backing track along with worship groups and musicians. You can also get a community group together to do the same.
Option 2:
Record a range of home groups and/or children's and youth groups or a range of community groups separately (all using the backing track to keep in time) and then edit the different videos together - rather like a very big Silent Night Zoom sing-along!
Choose a few people to read the voiceover script during the third verse instrumental (see lyrics and voiceover script above). This also contains an optional message for people to give Christmas donations. If you also want to take donations for SAT-7 at a carol service or community event, please let us know.
• RECORD the carol and show it at a church Advent, Christingle, Christmas carol service or community event.
• or PERFORM and record the carol live!
• SHARE with members of your church and on social media #silentnightchallenge (@SAT-7 UK)
• SHARE the file with us via WeTransfer. We’ll add it to our website with all the other churches, schools and youth and community groups taking part!
Technical specifications for Silent Night carol recording
Recording device:
• You can use a video camera or a smartphone to film and record the audio.
• If you're using a smartphone, try having the device only a few metres away. Try to be in a quiet place with no background noise if you can.
• Film your video in landscape, please.
Audio:
• It would be best to play the music through headphones rather than out loud, so that we can use your recording in a final edit.
• Some people in your group can use headphones with the music playing on another device to help lead the rest of the group (or one person can have the headphones if you can't sync more than one person up).
How to use our Silent Night resources
Option 1:
Get your whole congregation or a small group together to record and film one version of the carol, using the backing track along with worship groups and musicians. You can also get a community group together to do the same.
Option 2:
Record a range of home groups and/or children's and youth groups or a range of community groups separately (all using the backing track to keep in time) and then edit the different videos together - rather like a very big Silent Night Zoom sing-along!
Choose a few people to read the voiceover script during the third verse instrumental (see lyrics and voiceover script above). This also contains an optional message for people to give Christmas donations. If you also want to take donations for SAT-7 at a carol service or community event, please let us know.
• RECORD the carol and show it at a church Advent, Christingle, Christmas carol service or community event.
• or PERFORM and record the carol live!
• SHARE with members of your church and on social media #silentnightchallenge (@SAT-7 UK)
• SHARE the file with us via WeTransfer. We’ll add it to our website with all the other churches, schools and youth and community groups taking part!
Technical specifications for Silent Night carol recording
Recording device:
• You can use a video camera or a smartphone to film and record the audio.
• If you're using a smartphone, try having the device only a few metres away. Try to be in a quiet place with no background noise if you can.
• Film your video in landscape, please.
Audio:
• It would be best to play the music through headphones rather than out loud, so that we can use your recording in a final edit.
• Some people in your group can use headphones with the music playing on another device to help lead the rest of the group (or one person can have the headphones if you can't sync more than one person up).
Questions?
Contact us if you have any questions. You can email us at respond@sat7uk.org or call us on 01249 765 865