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24 December 1880. ( 1880-12-24) Founder. Edward White Benson. Nine Lessons and Carols, also known as the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, is a service of Christian worship traditionally celebrated on or near Christmas Eve in England. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and ...
Christingle. Christingles prepared for a Christmas Eve service. A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. It symbolises the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. [1] A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world ...
A watchnight service at a Lutheran Christian church on New Year's Eve (2014) A watchnight service (also called Watchnight Mass) is a late-night Christian church service.In many different Christian traditions, such as those of Moravians, Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Baptists, Adventists and Reformed Christians, watchnight services are held late on New Year's Eve, which is the ...
Christmas Eve services: 10 a.m., combined Sunday morning service; 5 and 7 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight services. Childcare for kids 2 and younger will be available at the 5 p.m. service.
Midnight Mass. In many Western Christian traditions, Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day. This popular Christmas custom is a jubilant celebration of the mass or service of worship in honour of the ...
The Festival is an annual church service held on Christmas Eve (24 December) at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Nine Lessons, which are the same every year, are read by representatives of the college and of the City of Cambridge from the 1611 Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
Christmas Cranberry Cake. A beautiful cake with a snowy white frosting and sugared cranberries is sure to make the night feel festive. You'll love the way the tart fruit balances out the sweetness ...
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...