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A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The famous chapel choir sings carols old and new, including the Sussex Carol and In the Bleak Midwinter.

A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The simple story of the Nativity is told in the familiar words of the King James Bible, and in poetry by Henry Vaughan, John Milton and TS Eliot.

The famous chapel choir sings carols old and new, including the Sussex Carol, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, In the Bleak Midwinter, the Three Kings, Lux Aurumque - by the modern American composer Eric Whitacre - and O Come All Ye Faithful.

1 hour

Last on

Christmas Day 200815:10

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 200818:30
  • Christmas Eve 200823:45
  • Christmas Day 200815:10

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