Christmas at King's College Cambridge

About this episode

Ben and Dwain explore the history of the Nine Lessons and Carols service at King's College, Cambridge, highlighting its origins and significance during Christmas.

This week Ben and Dwain survey the history of the renowned Nine Lessons and Carols service at King's College, Cambridge. From its origin as a response to WWI, to the present day, this tradition has become the signature sound of Christmas. Find us on social media at @holyhistory pod. Join our subscriber community and get access to bonus content at Patreon.com/holyhistorypod

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Tissell, Dwain Tissell

Topics covered

• Christmas traditions
• history
• Nine Lessons and Carols
• King's College
• Cambridge
• WWI impact
• religious services

Keywords

• Christmas
• King's College
• Nine Lessons and Carols
• history
• WWI
• tradition
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: King's College, Cambridge

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