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A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at Christ Church Cathedral
A candlelit service of scripture readings and carols on Sunday, December 20, with a prelude at 6:30 pm. No tickets required.
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- Selected date
- Sunday, December 20
7 pmEastern Time
- Where
- Christ Church Cathedral
166 Market StreetGet directions (leaves Around Lex) - Admission
- No tickets required
- Registration
- See About this event for what the listing says, and ask Christ Church Cathedral about sign-up
- Who to ask
Questions about this event go to the organizer, Christ Church Cathedral. Ask them through the official event page (leaves Around Lex).
From the official source
Last checked November 8, 2026.
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Before you go
The page suggests coming early to enjoy the prelude beginning at 6:30 pm.
About this event
Christ Church Cathedral lists A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 7 pm, with a prelude beginning at 6:30 pm. The page says no tickets are required and a nursery for age 4 and under is available. It describes a candlelit setting in an historic church with scripture readings and carols sung by the cathedral's choirs, with a special focus on the purity of children's voices, and familiar Christmas songs sung by the congregation. It says the service is not a pageant and not a performance.
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