Will there be a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2020?

Will there be a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2020?

BBC Radio 4 – A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Christmas 2020.

Why are there 9 Lessons and Carols?

Our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve 1918. 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.

What time is Nine Lessons and Carols?

3pm
Listening to the Service A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service on 24 December at 3pm (10:00 EST or 07:00 PST). The service is also broadcast at 1pm on Radio 3 on Christmas Day, and at various times on the BBC World Service.

Will there be Carols From King’s 2020?

Will Carols from King’s have a congregation this year? 2020 has been a year of many firsts – and for the first time since its inception in 1918, Carols From King’s will be filmed without a congregation and with a socially distanced choir.

How do I get from kings to Carols?

Admittance is only through the main gate on King’s Parade. All other gates into the College are locked. The college porters count the number of people joining the line. Once there are as many lined up as there are seats available in the chapel, the porters tell new arrivals that they’re unlikely to be seated.

What time is Carols From Kings on radio?

Recorded on Christmas Eve in the candlelit chapel of King’s College, Christmas carols and hymns will be performed by the world-famous chapel choir, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Christmas Day at 1pm.

Is Carols From Kings pre-recorded?

A television programme entitled Carols from King’s which is pre-recorded in early or mid-December is shown on Christmas Eve in the UK on BBC Two and BBC Four.