The choir from King's College Cambridge on their last rehearsal for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which is broadcast on Christmas Eve on the BBC. Choristers in Cambridge have been busy rehearsing for the famous carol service at King's College on Christmas Eve - which celebrates its 100th ANNIVERSARY this year. The 16 boys have spent weeks practising at King's College Chapel for the hugely popular A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which was first held in 1918. The idea originated in Truro, Cornwall, where a service consisting of nine carols alterna
UK OUT UNTIL DEC 26TH 2018 The choir from King's College Cambridge on their last rehearsal for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which is broadcast on Christmas Eve on the BBC. Choristers in Cambridge have been busy rehearsing for the famous carol service at King's College on Christmas Eve - which celebrates its 100th ANNIVERSARY this year. The 16 boys have spent weeks practising at King's College Chapel for the hugely popular A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which was first held in 1918. The idea originated in Truro, Cornwall, where a service consisting of nine carols alternating with nine lessons had been held since 1880 with the intention of keeping the men out of the pubs on Christmas Eve. It was later introduced to King's by the college's new Dean, Eric Milner-White, who wanted to make worship more imaginative. This year's carol service is also the last for director of music, Stephen Cleobury, who is retiring next September after 37 years at King's. He said: "It has been a great privilege to be Director of Music at King's over the course of the past 37 years, and I am glad that I am to be succeeded by such a capable musician as Daniel Hyde.
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