THE SEASON OF ADVENT AND LESSONS AND CAROLS............

From the Church of England and the Anglican Christian Church comes an Advent / Christmas tradition that was originated by the Reverend Edward White Benson, who was then Bishop of Truro, in Cornwall; and went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury.  It dates  back to December 24, 1880; when he organized in a wooden shed which was his temporary cathedral.  Known as, 'Lessons And Carols', it was scheduled at 10 p.m., as a means of keeping the men out of the pubs on Christmas Eve.  Comprised of Nine Readings (Lessons) from the Book of Genesis, the canonical Gospels, and the Prophetic Books of the Bible, and interspersed with Carols, Hymns, and Choir Music, it has spread as a customary Evening Service through the Anglican / Episcopal Church; and in many Catholic, Lutheran, and Presbyterian, Churches around the world.  A beautiful, often candlelight, liturgical service of Advent and Christmas it is, and one well worth experiencing as a part of your celebration of these seminal sacred seasons in Salvation History.  Check with the Catholic-Christian Churches in your local community to discover which of them is holding a Lessons and Carols Service during December.  In 1918, the Lessons And Carols Service began in Kings College Chapel, at Cambridge University.  Since 1928, the English Lessons and Carols Service from Kings College Cambridge, has been broadcast.  Consider tuning in to the broadcast on the internet on the BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation;  or on American radio as affiliates of American Public Media, which airs on NPR, National Public Radio, will broadcast it.    Experiencing a Lessons and Carols Service this Advent and Christmas, truly enhabce your celebration of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior, Jesus The Christ............tdp