December


December

Index of various liturgical music for daily worship in the month of December.


December 1st
Holy Prophet Nahum 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I call (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Stichera at Lord, I call (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT"

December 2nd
Prophet Habakkuk 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Carpatho Rusyn - "YY")
Kontakion (Carpatho Rusyn - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 3rd
Prophet Zephaniah 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "Called from on high" - "YY")
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "Called from on high" - "TT")

December 4th
Greatmartyr Barbara at Heliopolis, in Syria 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Troparion (Serbian)
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek- "YY")
Kontakion (Greek- "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "As you were voluntarily raised" - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "As you were voluntarily raised" - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 4th
Martyr John of Damascus 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Greek)
Kontakion (Model: "As you were voluntarily raised")
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 4th
Glorification of the Priestmartyr Alexander Hotovitzky 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Kievan - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")

December 5th
Venerable Sabbas the Sanctified 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "YY")
Kontakion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 6th
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "TT")
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian, 4 part - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian, 4 part - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin" - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Visit Great Feats > Saint Nicholas of Myra for more music for this saint.

December 7th
St. Ambrose the Bishop of Milan 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 8th
Venerable Patapius of Thebes 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin" - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 9th
The Conception by Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Greek)
Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth")
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 10th
Martyr Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus of Alexandria 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Troparion (Serbian)
1st Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
2nd Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
2nd Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
2nd Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
2nd Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
2nd Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "YY")
2nd Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "TT")
2nd Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
2nd Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "O all-praised martyrs" - "YY")
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "O all-praised martyrs" - "TT")

December 10th
Blessed John the King of Serbia and his parents 

Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 11-17
Second Sunday before the Nativity 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "TT")
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Kievan - "YY")
Kontakion (Kievan - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I Call (Kievan, Ledkovsky)

Doxastichon at Lord, I call (Kievan, Ledkovsky)

Liturgy
Prokeimenon (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Prokeimenon (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")

December 11th
Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Kontakion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "YY") 
Kontakion (Model: "The universe offers you" - "YY") 
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

The Typicon states that the service to St. Daniel is transferred to a time whenever the rector wishes.

December 12th
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker and Bishop of Tremithus 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Seeking the highest" - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "Seeking the highest" - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 13th
Glorification of the Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev, Tone 7)
Troparion (Serbian, Tone 7)
Troparion (Serbian, 4 part, Tone 7)
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev, Tone 4 - "YY")
Troparion (Greek, Tone 4 - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian, Tone 4 - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian, Tone 4 - "TT")
Troparion (Valaam/Kodiak, Tone 4 - "YY")
Troparion (Valaam/Kodiak, Tone 4 - "TT")Kontakion (L'vov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (L'vov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Visit Miscellaneous Resources > North American Saints for more music for this saint.

December 14th
Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis, and Callinicus 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY") 
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev) 
Kontakion (Model: "Seeking the highest")
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 15
Venerable Paul of Latros 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "YY")
Kontakion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 16
Prophet Haggai 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "Today you have shown forth" - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 17th
Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Troparion (Serbian)

Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Model: "Today the virgin" - "YY")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Prophet Daniel, Serbian - "TT")

Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Kievan - "YY")
Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Kievan - "TT")
Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Three Holy Youths, Serbian - "TT")

December 17th
Martyrs Paisius and Avakum the Deacon of Serbia

Troparion (Serbian)
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 18
Martyr Sebastian at Rome, and his companions 

Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 18-24
Sunday before the Nativity 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Troparion (Serbian)
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence)
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence)
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Model: "Let the angelic choir" - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "Let the angelic choir" - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "YY")

This kontakion is sung when the Sunday before Nativity falls outside the Prefeast [Dec. 18 & 19].

Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Kievan - "YY")
Kontakion (Kievan - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I call (Forefathers, Model: "Having placed all their hope")

Stichera at Lord, I call (Prefeast, Model: "Having placed all their hope" - "YY")
Stichera at Lord, I call
(Prefeast, Model: "Having placed all their hope" - "TT")

Doxastichon at Lord, I call (Forefathers, Kievan, Ledkovsky - "YY")
Doxastichon at Lord, I call (Forefathers, Kievan, Ledkovsky - "TT")

Doxastichon at the Aposticha (Kievan, Ledkovsky - "YY")

Liturgy
Prokeimenon (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Prokeimenon (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")

When the Sunday Before Nativity is Dec. 24, the following hymns are used in place of (or in combination with) the ones above.

Vespers
Doxastichon at Lord, I call (Kievan, arr. Morosan - "YY")
Doxastichon at Lord, I call (Kievan, arr. Morosan - "TT")

Stichera at the Litya (Model: "Rejoice" - "YY")
Stichera at the Litya (Model: "Rejoice" - "TT")

Doxasticha at the Litya (Kievan, Ledkovsky - "YY")
Doxasticha at the Litya (Kievan, Ledkovsky - "TT")

Stichera at the Aposticha (Kiev Caves, Model: "O House of Ephratha")
Stichera at the Aposticha (Valaam, Model: "O House of Ephratha")

Doxastichon at the Aposticha (Kievan, Ledkovsky)
Doxastichon at the Aposticha (Abbreviated Kievan, arr. Morosan)

December 19th
Martyr Boniface at Tarsus, in Cilicia 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin" - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 20-24
Pre-Feast of the Nativity 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Greek)
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin")
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 20th
Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer the Bishop of Antioch 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")

December 21st
Virginmartyr Juliana of Nicomedia 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Greek - "YY") 
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)

December 21st
Pre-Feast of the Nativity 

Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev) 
Kontakion (Model: "Seeking the highest")
Kontakion (Serbian)

Vespers
Prefestal Doxastichon at Lord, I call (L'vov-Bakhmetev)

December 22nd
Greatmartyr Anastasia the "Deliverer from Potions" 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")

December 23rd
Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev) 
Troparion (Greek)
Troparion (Serbian)

December 24th
Eve of the Nativity of Christ 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Troparion (Greek)
Troparion (Serbian)

Vespers
Prefestal Doxastichon at the Aposticha (L'vov-Bakhmetev)

Visit Major Feasts > Nativity of Christ for more music for this day.

December 25th
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT") 
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 4 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Carpatho-Rusyn - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "YY") 
Troparion (Greek - "TT")  
Troparion (Znamenny, Margitich - "YY") 
Troparion (Znamenny, Morosan/Obleschuk - "YY/TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian, 4 part - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian, 4 part - "TT")

Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev) 
Kontakion (Greek) 
Kontakion (Samopodoben)
Kontakion (Bortniansky)
Kontakion (Serbian)

Visit Major Feasts > Nativity of Christ for more music for this feast.

December 26th
Synaxis of the Most-Holy Theotokos 

Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT") 
Kontakion (Kievan - "YY") 
Kontakion (Kievan - "TT") 
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 26th - 31st
Sunday after the Nativity 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT") 
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Troparion (Byzantine, 2 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Troparion (Byzantine, 3 part, Lawrence - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY") 
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT") 
Kontakion (Greek - "YY") 
Kontakion (Greek - "TT") 
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin" - "YY") 
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin" - "TT") 
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

Vespers
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "Joy of the Heavenly Hosts" - "YY")
Stichera at Lord, I call (Model: "Joy of the Heavenly Hosts" - "TT")

December 27th
Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek- "YY")
Troparion (Greek- "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Greek)
Kontakion (Model: "Today the virgin")
Kontakion (Serbian)

December 28th
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev) 
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)

December 29th
14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev)
Kontakion (Kievan)

December 30
Virginmartyr Anysia at Thessalonica 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YYr")
Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Troparion (Greek - "YY")
Troparion (Greek - "TT")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")

December 31st
St Dositheus the Bishop and Confessor of Serbia 

Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")

December 31
Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome 

Troparion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "YY")
Troparion (Serbian - "TT")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "YY")
Kontakion (Lvov-Bakhmetev - "TT")
Kontakion (Greek - "YY")
Kontakion (Greek - "TT")
Kontakion (Serbian - "YY")
Kontakion (Serbian - "TT")