What is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols?
Q: What is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols?
A: The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a form of church service used at Christmas in the Anglican Church, which involves nine readings and carols sung between each reading.
Q: Who started the form of the service?
A: The form of the service was started by Edward White Benson who was Bishop of Truro in Cornwall, for use on Christmas Eve in 1880.
Q: What is the story told in the service?
A: The story is told from the beginning of the Bible in which Adam disobeys God, to the coming of the baby Jesus.
Q: Is the service only used by Anglican churches?
A: No, the service is now used by other churches all over the world, not just in Anglican churches, but also in some Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches.
Q: Where in the UK has the service become the standard form for schools' Christmas carol services?
A: In the UK, the service has become the standard form for schools' Christmas carol services.
Q: Which is the best-known Nine Lessons and Carols service?
A: The best-known Nine Lessons and Carols service is the one held in King's College, Cambridge every Christmas.
Q: Has the King's College service been broadcasted before?
A: Yes, the King's College service has been broadcast by the BBC for more than half a century.
