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2. Spreading the Medieval Word Made Flesh

Choral conductor Jeremy Summerly discovers how the Franciscans used the carol to make the birth of Jesus a focus. From 2013.

Jeremy Summerly discovers the impact of the Franciscans in using the carol to make the birth of Jesus a focus for the church - and harnessing the energy of popular music to that end.

The choral conductor and scholar continues his series tracing the history of the Christmas Carol in Britain.

It's a journey full of song describing the history of a people who needed expression for seasonal joy in the coldest, hardest time of the year.

Producer: Tom Alban

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

15 minutes

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Tue 10 Dec 202409:30
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