The first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was held on Christmas Eve 1918 at Kings College, Cambridge. It was planned by Eric Milner-White, who at the age of thirty-four had just been appointed Dean of King’s after experience as an army chaplain which had convinced him that the Church of England needed more imaginative worship.
This beautiful service is now celebrated at churches all over the country and for many marks the start of Christmas proper. Join us at St. John’s on Sunday 22nd December for a candle lit service of Nine Lessons & Carols. A peaceful way to end the 4th Sunday of Advent and to step into the week of Christmas that lies ahead.
