The Service of Lessons and Carols is a recent but now classical element of Anglican Liturgy. Carols were a part of England’s secular Christmas celebration, but were only added to church worship services in the mid-19th century with the creation of a service of nine lessons (readings) interspersed with carols.
Join us as we listen to the Cathedral’s fantastic choir sing 12 Christmas hymns, and we read together nine passages from the Old and New Testament that speak to our creation, fall, and redemption in Christ.
Photo Credit: Ken Yanagisawa, Cathedral of St John the Divine Archives
