Lessons (Readings) and Carols

for 1 hour, 15 mins
St James the Great
Church Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield, WF4 3JG, United Kingdom

All are welcome as we hear the Nativity Story and sing Christmas Carols.

A brief history of what is for many a tradition that goes back through many generations. Lessons and Carols began with Bishop Edward White Benson in 1880 in Truro, England, as a way to create a service for all the family. The service's modern, globally recognised format was established in 1918 by Eric Milner-White at King's College, Cambridge, to provide a spiritual and uplifting service to the community following the First World War. The service has since been adapted by many churches and is now a popular worldwide tradition.

St James the Great

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The Revd Kevin A. N. Greaves

St James Vicarage
21 Stoney Lane
Chapelthorpe
Wakefield
WF4 3JN

01924 256031

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Lessons (Readings) and Carols

for 1 hour, 15 mins
St James the Great
Church Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield, WF4 3JG, United Kingdom

All are welcome as we hear the Nativity Story and sing Christmas Carols.

A brief history of what is for many a tradition that goes back through many generations. Lessons and Carols began with Bishop Edward White Benson in 1880 in Truro, England, as a way to create a service for all the family. The service's modern, globally recognised format was established in 1918 by Eric Milner-White at King's College, Cambridge, to provide a spiritual and uplifting service to the community following the First World War. The service has since been adapted by many churches and is now a popular worldwide tradition.