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That Great Christmas Pud

Stir Up Sunday—the last Sunday before advent—has its origins in the sixteenth century Book of Common Prayer. The prayer, or “collect” for this day started with the words “Stir up, we beseech thee O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people”, and the name “Stir Up Sunday” has been in use informally by Anglicans and related denominations, ever since. A couple of centuries later, some perhaps slightly less faithful Victorian folk decided that the occasion served as a great reminder to the cooks of the nation that it was time to get family and friends together to prepare Christmas puddings, ready to be re-steamed and served a month or so later, on Christmas day. Like many great ideas, the tradition stuck. The making of the puddings inevitably involves a great deal of brandy, only some of which ends up in the pudding. The great English folk singer and squeezer John Kirkpatrick took on the challenge of writing a song about all this some years ago. It is based on his grandmother’s recipe for the pudding (you should probably talk to him before trying this at home). John kindly gave me permission to “have a stab at it”. I have tried not to pierce a great song through the heart. Ian Robb, Stir Up Sunday, November 24th 2024