Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Schedule
Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Grace and St. Peter's Church, Baltimore | Baltimore, MD
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THE FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS was first sung on Christmas Eve 1878 in the wooden building which served as the first Truro cathedral. In 1918, Eric Milner-White, Dean of King’s College, Cambridge, adapted the service for use in the chapel at King’s. The service has remained virtually unchanged since that time and has spread through all the world. The hymns and carols vary in each service (though it is traditional to begin with Once in Royal David’s City), but the readings and other spoken portions are always the same. The sound of the same words, year after year, becomes an echo of the unchanging significance and reality of the story. The music takes the role of reflecting on each text and exhorting the congregation. The tone of this worship service is both solemn and joyful, reflecting the intimidating grandeur of the story—from Fall to Incarnation—and rejoicing in the love of God and the redemption that is ours through Christ.
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