Christmas with the Decibelles Choir

Away in a Manger, performed by the Decibelles Choir at Chadkirk Chapel.

On Sunday, Chadkirk Chapel hosted a charity Christmas concert, featuring the Decibelles Choir – a group of local ladies who recently sang at Manchester Cathedral.

The chapel was nicely full, with a wonderful audience who really seemed to appreciate the evening.

The choir were on fine form, delivering a packed programme of carols and Christmas songs - accompanied by Frances Mirtorabi on piano, and supported by soloists Clare Coffey and Russell Paterson – who was also the compare for the evening.

The concert was to raise money both for the Friends of Chadkirk and for New Start: only one of five heart and lung transplant centres in the UK.

The entire performance was filmed and we’ll be releasing this on our Facebook page and this website once we’ve edited down all of the footage.

The song above was the first after the interval – dedicated to Sarah, the daughter of one of the Decibelles, who is currently in Wythenshawe Hospital awaiting a lung transplant – and has been for three months.

Thanks very much to everyone who attended. You were a brilliant audience and we hope you had a great evening.

You can download the programme of the evening’s performance below.