A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas
Schedule
Sun Dec 21 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Christ Church | Washington, DC
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Patterned after the famed service held each year at King's College, Cambridge, this festive, candlelit liturgy is a highlight of parish life at Christ Church, Georgetown.Organ, choral, and congregational music will include:
Voluntary: In dulci jubilo - Johann Michael Bach
Hymn: Once in royal David’s city - Irby
Carol: Adam lay ybounden - Philip Ledger
Carol: Christ the apple tree - Stanford E. Scriven
Hymn: Of the Father’s love begotten - Divinum mysterium
Carol: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - arr. David Willcocks
Carol: A Hymn to the Virgin - Benjamin Britten
Hymn: O little town of Bethlehem - St. Louis
Carol: Today the Virgin - John Tavener
Carol: We three kings - arr. Martin Neary
Hymn: O come, all ye faithful - Adeste fideles
Anthem at the Offering: Now may we singen - Cecilia McDowall
Hymn: Hark! the herald angels sing - Mendelssohn
Voluntary: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 - Johann Sebastian Bach
The service will be sung by the professional Choir of Christ Church. A festive reception will follow.
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Where is it happening?
Christ Church, 1332 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007-3347, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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