Start the Christmas week by wrapping yourself in the mystery and beauty at the heart of this special season. Join the Christ Church Cathedral Choir for this annual service filled with Christmas hymns and carols.
Christ Church Cathedral and Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Rupert Lang, present this beautiful service as an offering to the whole Vancouver community.
Nine Lessons and Carols is a special pre-Christmas service developed in 1880 by the Bishop of Truro in Cornwall. The service consists of nine bible readings — or lessons — interspersed with Christmas carols. The readings tell the story of humanity up to the birth of Jesus.
Nine Lessons and Carols has become a pre-Christmas tradition. The most famous version is broadcast from King’s College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve.
You are invited to join in the prayers and singing of the hymns, as we make our offering of prayer and worship. Much of this service is sung by the choir. However, as the choir offers its music, we are released from the need to form our own words and phrases. When music and words come together and enrich each other, our senses and intellects, our hearts and minds are drawn closer to God, who is present in our worship.
All are welcome. Bring your friends, families and your singing voices!