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Once again, dear reader, we at Sinden.org have been fortunate in being able to obtain the order of service for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.

As ever, it is our strong desire that you have the information as soon as we do.

To that end we began tweeting this information at 9:54 p.m. United States Central Time.

Here is the order of the service on Dec. 24, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. #9Lessons

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The opening hymn will be "Once in Royal David's City" with a descant by Mr. Cleobury. #9Lessons

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The invitatory carol will be "A Babe is Born" by William Mathias. #9Lessons

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The music after the first lesson: "Jesus Christ the apple tree" by Elizabeth Poston and "Adam lay ybounden" by Gaynor Howard #9Lessons

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The music after the first lesson: "Jesus Christ the apple tree" by Elizabeth Poston and "Adam lay ybounden" by Gaynor Howard #9Lessons

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BREAKING NEWS: This will be the first appearance of music Gaynor Howard at this service #9Lessons

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After the second lesson: "Riu, riu chiu" by Flecha and "In dulci jubilo" by Praetorius. #9Lessons

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After the third lesson: Sussex Carol arranged by Brian Kelly and the hymn "O little town of Bethlehem" #9Lessons

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After the fourth lesson: The Lamb by Tavener and "A spotless rose" by Howells #9Lessons

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After the fifth lesson: "I sing of a maiden" by Berkeley and Joys Seven arranged by Mr. Cleobury #9Lessons

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After the sixth lesson: "Quelle est cette odeur?" arranged by David Willcocks and the world premiere by Michael Berkeley #9Lessons

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The carol receiving its world premiere, written by Michael Berkeley, is called "This ender night" #9Lessons

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After the seventh lesson: "In the bleak midwinter" by Darke & hymn "While shepherds watched their flocks by night" desc. Cleobury #9Lessons

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After the eighth lesson: Bethlehem Down by Warlock and the spunky "Ding, dong merrily on high" arr. by Mack Willberg #9Lessons

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For the final two hymns: the "O come, all ye faithful" treatment is Willcocks's, and "Hark the herald angels sing." Ledger's #9Lessons

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The first organ voluntary is BWV 729 (as usual). The second is Dieu parmi nous of Messiaen, played by Richard Gowers #9Lessons

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The spreadsheet that lists carols from 1997 to the present has been updated with the information for this year's service. This sheet has also grown in the past two months to include various bits of information about past years' services, but it is by no means yet complete. See sinden.org/carols for more information and a link to the spreadsheet.

Labels: Christmas, King's College (Cambridge)