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24 December 1880. ( 1880-12-24) Founder. Edward White Benson. Nine Lessons and Carols, also known as the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, is a service of Christian worship traditionally celebrated on or near Christmas Eve in England. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and ...
Carols by Candlelight is an annual Australian Christmas tradition that was popularised in Melbourne in 1938. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by candlelight, featuring live performances by both national and international celebrities accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
Acts II United Methodist Church, 4848 W Covell Road, Edmond, Traveler's Candlelight Service, 7 p.m., a Christmas candlelight service designed for church and community members who are going "home ...
November–December. Disney's Candlelight Processional is an annual event held at Disneyland in California and Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida. The processional is currently performed for two nights only at Disneyland, and throughout the holiday season at Epcot at Walt Disney World. The event was started by Walt Disney himself, and has ...
Christmas Eve services: 10 a.m., combined Sunday morning service; 5 and 7 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight services. Childcare for kids 2 and younger will be available at the 5 p.m. service.
Candlelight vigil. A candlelight vigil or candlelit vigil or candlelight service is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to pray, show support for a specific cause, or remember the dead, in which case, the event is often called a candlelight memorial. [1] Such events may be held to protest the suffering of ...
Candlemas. Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22 ...
Midnight Mass. In many Western Christian traditions, Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day. This popular Christmas custom is a jubilant celebration of the mass or service of worship in honour of the ...