Guest soloist, mezzo-soprano Rhonda Browne, joined with the choir and projected her part strongly, although sometimes phrase endings were not always fully sustained.
Silent Night Cantata by Sally Deford, using three verses of the famous carol and ending with the audience singing them all, made a lovely ending to the programme.
The choir's sustained sound balanced well with Rhonda Browne's solo lines, and again the men's and women's voices separately were strongly projected. Richard Harris changed roles here to be the narrator, with his non-amplified speaking a model of clarity.
Between the Fantasias there was a varied selection of other Christmas choir offerings.
Choir member Alieta Lielese was a confident soloist in the lilting singing of I Saw Three Ships, there was a serene performance of Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, but not such a sure presentation in the French-style harmony of The Shepherds' Farewell by Berlioz.
Rhonda Browne gave a sure performance in a lively rendition with the choir of O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion from the Messiah, and she certainly added amusement to the programme when singing Tom Lehrer's snipe at Christmas commercialism, while Richard Harris combined expertly with the choir in the expressive singing of The Three Kings by Cornelius.
Full marks to piano accompanist Anna Hansen for her skill in providing excellent support to all the singers in such a wide range of music, while flautist Dana Parkhill and cellist Chris Atkinson added a distinctive touch to several items with their skilled playing.
Joseph Christensen controlled the programme adeptly, including the audience participation, and should be very pleased with this Christmas tribute.
