Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
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The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a traditional Christian Christmas service, renowned worldwide for its choral music and Bible readings that tell the story of the Nativity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols | 1 |
| Lessons and Carols | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious service
ⓘ
Christmas service ⓘ liturgical service ⓘ |
| followsLiturgicalSeason |
Advent
ⓘ
Christmastide ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bible readings
ⓘ
carols ⓘ choral music ⓘ congregational hymns ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
broadcast Christmas liturgies
ⓘ
modern Christmas worship services ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
Christmas
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
|
| hasNumberOfLessons | 9 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
preparation for Christmas
ⓘ
proclamation of the Incarnation ⓘ public worship ⓘ |
| hasStructureElement |
bidding prayer
ⓘ
blessing ⓘ carols between readings ⓘ nine scripture readings ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithFeast |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmas Eve ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
alternation of readings and music
ⓘ
formal liturgical order ⓘ use of traditional carols and anthems ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican churches
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form:
Episcopal churches
some Protestant churches ⓘ some Roman Catholic churches ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
Commonwealth countries
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isRelatedTo |
Advent carol service
ⓘ
Christmas carol service ⓘ |
| isWidelyKnownFor |
Anglican liturgical music
ⓘ
broadcast services ⓘ choral tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicType |
congregational hymnody
ⓘ
organ accompaniment ⓘ sacred choral music ⓘ |
| originatedInDenomination |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptureSource |
New Testament
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| tellsStoryOf |
Fall of humanity
ⓘ
birth of Jesus ⓘ prophecies of the Messiah ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
this entity surface form:
Lessons and Carols