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December Hymns for Sundays and Major Feasts

Hymns are listed by their dates. Major Feasts (bold type) are celebrated on any day of the week.

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1-8. Nativity of Christ Forefeast Kontakion
See December 24

4. Barbara
 Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
John of Damascus Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

5. Savas Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

6. Nicholas Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

9. Anna's Conception of the Theotokos
 Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
 Kontakion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

10. Minas, Hermogenis, & Efgraphos Apolytikion:
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

10-24. Nativity of Christ Forefeast Kontakion
See December 24

11-17. Forefathers of Christ  Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

12. Spyridon Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

15. Eleftherios Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

16. Theophano Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

18-24. Sunday before the Nativity Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

20-23. Nativity of Christ Forefeast Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM     (Hard Chromatic)
GS     ES     EB     GM     EM     (Soft Chromatic)

24. Eve of the Nativity Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
Nativity of Christ Forefeast Kontakion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

25. The Nativity of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
Antiphons:

GS/ES     EB     GM     EM
 Apolytikion & Post-Communion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
 Kontakion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
 Trisagion Substitution:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
 Megalynarion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
 Communion:

GS/ES     EB     GM     EM
 SATB Communion by Chesnokov, "Salvation is Created":

GS     GM

26. Synaxis of the Theotokos 
Megalynarion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
Communion is the same as December 25

26-30. Sunday after the Nativity of Christ 
Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
Apolytikion for the Sunday after the Nativity:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
Antiphons and Kontakion - See December 25

27. Stephen 1st Martyr Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM
Theodore the Branded Apolytikion:

GS     ES     EB     GM     EM

31. Nativity of Christ Leave-taking
Repeat the hymns of December 25, except the Megalynarion, which is a repeat of December 26, and the Trisagion substitution, which is the normal Trisagion hymn.
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