Nine Lessons and Carols Festival

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols tell the story of the birth of the Christ-child at Christmas.  This well attended service links the promise of God's salvation foretold in the Scriptures with Christmas carols.  From the Garden of Eden and the promise made by Abraham that the earth will be blessed to the birth of Christ, the lessons are read by guests, including Mrs Peaches Golding OBE (HM Lord-Lieutenant for Bristol), Mr Charles Wyld (High Sheriff for Bristol), Cllr Jos Clarke (Lord Mayor for Bristol) as well as young people selected from the Great Choir of Bristol Cathedral.  Led by the Acting Dean Revd Canon Michael Johnson, the service demonstrates the Cathedral's diverse links with the city and Bristol Diocese.  The service is repeated on Christmas Eve with different readers of the lessons.