The Buckingham Christmas Lights Switch On will take place on Thursday 23rd November 2023 from 4 – 7pm
Printable PDF Buckingham Christmas Lights Switch On 2023 programme
4:00 pm
Opening of the Christmas Lights Switch On event by Town Crier, Patrick Laws, and the Mayor of Buckingham, Cllr. Anja Schaefer.
4:05 pm
Meet our festive stilt walkers, Gwynhaff the Dragon, create a Christmas craft at the Chantry Chapel or visit our Christmassy market.
4:40 pm
Buckingham Stagecoach will perform Christmas songs and scenes.
5:30 pm
Christmas Lights Switch On! The Mayor of Buckingham will be joined by the Mayor’s Christmas Card contest winners; George, Yukthi, Martha and Millie, to turn on the lights.
5:35 pm
Join us singing Christmas carols and songs accompanied by Great Horwood Silver Band
O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of Angels
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
God of God, Light of Light Lo,
He abhors not the Virgin’s womb
Very God Begotten, not created
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God All glory in the highest
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall…
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
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 how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
You’ll go down in history!
All I Want for Christmas Is You
I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (and I)
Don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I don’t need to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
Oh, I won’t ask for much this Christmas
I won’t even wish for snow (and I)
I’m just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
I won’t make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won’t even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click
Oh, I don’t want a lot for Christmas
This is all I’m asking for
I just wanna see my baby standing right outside my door
Oh, I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
All I want for Christmas is you.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
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”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
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 the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
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
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
Mistletoe and Wine
The child is a king, the carolers sing
The old has passed, there’s a new beginning
Dreams of Santa, dreams of snow
Fingers numb, faces aglow
Oh, it’s Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time to rejoice in the good that we see
A time for living, a time for believing
A time for trusting, not deceiving
Love and laughter and joy ever after
Ours for the taking, just follow the master
Oh, it’s Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time to rejoice in the good that we see
It’s a time for giving, a time for getting
A time for forgiving, and for forgetting
Christmas is love, Christmas is peace
A time for hating and fighting to cease
Oh, it’s Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time to rejoice in the good that we see
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring some out here
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a Happy New Year
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
So bring it out here
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a Happy New Year
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Final Messages
Late Night Shopping
A number of independent shops remain open for late night shopping until 7pm during the Christmas Lights Switch On event on the 23rd November including shops based in Buckingham’s Hidden Quarter and Cornwalls Meadow including Finca El Monte, The Nimble Thimble, Courtyard at No6, Florence Nightingale Vintage Charity Shop, Pasha Fashion, Smith and Clay, Bea & Aud Lifestyle, Dandy Lions Boutique, Greetings Plus, Sweet Autumn, Cornwall Place Kitchen and the Caravin wine shop. Please pop by to meet our friendly shop keepers, purchase presents, and warm up!
Small Business Saturday 2nd December 10am – 1pm
Join us in Buckingham Town Centre for fun free activities to celebrate shopping local this festive season.