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The Festival is an annual church service held on Christmas Eve (24 December) at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Nine Lessons, which are the same every year, are read by representatives of the college and of the City of Cambridge from the 1611 Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas.The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration.
Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season.
According to a 2023 Cloud Cover Music survey, 28% of respondents said they started listening to Christmas music around Dec. 1, with the most played song being Carey's famous classic. "All I Want ...
This sinewy rock version was recorded by the band in 1975 at a show in New York and remains a live favorite.. 13. 'Grown-Up Christmas List,' Natalie Cole. Written by David Foster and Linda ...
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Chancel Choir’s Minister of Music, Hattie Wade, directs the choir in rehearsal for the Christmas performance of Nativity Thursday evening, December 7, 2023, at ...
The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachtsoratorium), BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season.It is in six parts, each part a cantata intended for performance in a church service on a feast day of the Christmas period.
The service usually consists of hymns about Christmas and readings from the gospels telling the Christmas story. Many candles are lit around the church and sometimes the congregation hold candles to see by. A carol service is the name for a Christmas church service. [1] In schools, services are held in the last week of the term.