Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Nine Lessons and Carols

Tomorrow morning, Christmas Eve, I’ll have my annual attack of teary eyes (brought on by allergies, mind you) while I listen to Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge.

For me the most awesome moment of Christmas is when a lone boy sings to a packed King’s College Chapel and to a listening world and begins the great service.



By the way, the boy in the above video is Sam Landman. I had the privilege of meeting a 15-year-old version of him at King’s in 2007. He already possessed a humble confidence and graciousness rare in anyone, much less a teenage boy.

In the evening, my parish will celebrate Christmas Eve with a humbler version of Nine Lessons and Carols with Holy Communion following. The glory of Christmas will be every bit as great.

May you also have a glorious and merry Christmas.

MORE: The service booklet for the King's College Nine Lessons and Carols may be found in pdf form here.

2 comments:

RECCHIP said...

Merry Christmas (one day early) and a Blessed New Year from your friends in Northern Virginia at Holy Trinity REC.

Chip Byers

Anonymous said...

A very Merry Christmas from Sacramento, CA to you and your family.