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A solo chorister sings Once in Royal David's City to begin the traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir sings carols old and new. Filmed amidst the beauty of historic King's College Chapel and first televised in 1954, and semi-annually since 1963.
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51 Episodes011. Festival of Lessons and Carols
In King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Television Continental Exchange At 8.00 In King's College Chapel Cambridge Organist and Director of Music: Boris Ord Organist: Hugh McLean Television Presentation: Berkeley Smith
022. 1963
From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. A television programme for the Eve of Christ's Nativity.
033. 1964
From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. A programme for the Eve of Christ's Nativity. Prologue spoken by: John Betjeman. Organist: Andrew Davis
044. 1965
From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
055. 1966
Christmas Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. A programme for the Festival of Christ's Nativity. Director of Music: David Willcocks. Organist: Andrew Davis. Presented for TV by: Barrie Edgar.
066. 1967
A Service of Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Reader (Third Lesson)/Director of Music: David Willcocks. Organist: John Wells. Producer: Brian Large.
077. 1968
A Service of Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Lesson reader (Fourth lesson)/director of Music: David Willcocks, Organist: John Wells, Producer: Brian Large
088. 1969
A Service of Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Director of music: David Willcocks, Organist: Ian Hare, Producer: Brian Large.
099. 1975
A Ceremony of Nine Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College.
1010. 1976
A Ceremony of Nine Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
1111. 1978
Christmas Carols from Cambridge sung by The Choir of King's College directed by Philip Ledger with Lessons from the Authorised Version of the Bible read by Sir John Gielgud.
1212. 1982
A special televised celebration of the traditional service of lessons and carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, to herald Christmas.
1313. 1985
The traditional world-famous Service of Nine Lessons and Carols recorded specially for television in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
1414. 1987
The celebration of lessons and carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, is world famous. The service this year includes, for the first time, readings from the Apocryphal Bible that reach back to the beginning of the Christmas story.
1515. 1989
"A celebration of Christmas from King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir of King's College sings many of the carols that have made the 'sound of King's' a memorable part of Christmas. The choir is joined by other members of the college with Christmas readings old and new from the Bible, Charles Dickens, George Herbert , Alfred Lord Tennyson, W.H. Auden and others."
1616. 1990
The world-famous choir of King's College, Cambridge sings many of the carols that have made the 'sound of King's' a memorable part of Christmas. With readings from the Bible, Charles Dickens, George Herbert , Alfred Lord Tennyson, W H Auden and others.
1717. 1991
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir sing many of the carols that have made ""the sound of King's"" a Christmas tradition. The coming of Christ is described in the words of St Luke, and readings from more recent literature meditate on the Christmas story.
1818. 1992
A traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, specially recorded for television. The story of the birth of Jesus is told in the words of the Bible, and the choir sing many of the carols that make "the sound of King's" an essential part of Christmas.
1919. 1993
The choir of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, celebrates Christmas with 13 carols interspersed with four Christmas readings in a service recorded specially for television.
2020. 1994
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The Christmas story is told using the words of the Bible and the world-famous chapel choir sings many of our most popular Christmas carols, including /t Came upon a Midnight Clear, Sussex Carol, Ave Maria and Lully Lulla.
2121. 1995
The Christmas story unfolds in readings from scripture, poetry and prose, and in music sung by the choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Stephen Cleobury.
2222. 1996
A celebration of Christmas from King's College Chapel, Cambridge. The Christmas story is told using poetry and the words of the Bible, and the chapel choir sings carols.
2323. 1997
A celebration of Christmas from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, told through the poetry of WH Auden and the words of the Bible.
2424. 1998
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, marking the Christmas Eve service's 70th anniversary, is from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
2525. 1999
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, featuring Bible and poetry readings to tell the nativity story.
2626. 2000
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The Christmas story is told through readings from the Bible and poems, while carols include Once in Royal David's City, 0 Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, In the Bleak Midwinter and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
2727. 2001
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The story or Christmas is told through Bible readings and poems, while carols include Once in Royal David's City and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
2828. 2002
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The story of Christmas is told through Bible readings and poems, while carols include Once in Royal David's City, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Sussex Carol and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.
2929. 2003
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The Christmas story is told in the words of the Bible and the poetry of Robert Bridges, Isaac Watts and Edwin Muir. Carols include Once in Royal David's City and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.
3030. 2004
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The story is told in the words of the Bible and poetry by Laurie Lee, Oscar Romero and Longfellow.
3131. 2005
It's a much loved tradition that, for many, heralds the true start of Christmas: the opening verse of Once in Royal David's City, angelically sung by a chorister of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
3232. 2006
The annual service from King's College, Cambridge, which tells the Christmas story through music and prose, with the chapel choir, under director Stephen Cleobury , singing carols old and new.
3333. 2007
The annual service from King's College, Cambridge, which tells the Christmas story through music and prose. Featuring the chapel choir under Steven Cleobury and carols including Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.
3434. 2008
The chapel choir from King's College, Cambridge, under the direction of Stephen Cleobury, sings carols old and new in Gothic splendour, including God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, In the Bleak Midwinter and O Come All Ye Faithful. Plus the story of the Nativity, and poetry readings from works by Henry Vaughan, John Milton and TS Eliot.
3535. 2009
The chapel choir from King's College, Cambridge sing carols old and new including O Holy Night, The Sussex Carol, We Three Kings, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and O Come, All Ye Faithful. Along with Christmas poems by Cecil Day-Lewis and Ted Hughes, the story of the Nativity is recounted in the words of the King James Bible.
3636. 2010
A traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The famous Chapel choir sings carols including In Dulci Jubilo and The First Nowell.
3737. 2011
A traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The famous Chapel choir sings carols including O Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night.
3838. 2012
Stephen Cleobury conducts the traditional celebration of Christmas at the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, featuring a mix of carols old and new.
3939. 2013
The traditional Christmas carol concert from King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Stephen Cleobury conducts the famous chapel choir in carols old and new.
4040. 2014
The traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge marks the sixtieth anniversary of the first programme being broadcast.
4141. 2015
A solo chorister singing Once in Royal David's City begins the Christmas celebration from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Stephen Cleobury directs the famous choir.
4242. 2016
The traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sings a glorious selection of carols.
4343. 2017
A solo chorister sings Once in Royal David's City to begin the traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
4444. 2018
The traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sings a glorious selection of carols.
4545. 2019
Christmas celebrations from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir is directed by former King's College organ scholar Daniel Hyde.
4646. 2020
The world-famous King's College Choir sing carols old and new, all filmed without a congregation and with the choir socially distanced to protect against coronavirus.
4747. 2021
Directed by Daniel Hyde, the world-famous choir sings carols old and new including The Holly and the Ivy, In the Stillness and O Holy Night.
4848. 2022
The traditional celebration of Christmas with music and readings, recorded in the candlelit Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, with the college’s world-renowned choir under director Daniel Hyde.
4949. 2023
A celebration of Christmas from the candlelit chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, led by the dean, the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry, with the world-renowned choir under the direction of Daniel Hyde.
5050. 2024
A celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. The music includes Henry Walford Davies’s setting of O Little Town of Bethlehem and Edvard Grieg’s Ave Maris Stella.
5151. 2025
A celebration of Christmas from the stunning, candlelit King's College Chapel, Cambridge, beginning in the time-honoured way as a solo chorister sings the first verse of Once in Royal David's City.