Sun, Dec 07
|First Presbyterian Church
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Come sing and hear lessons and carols for Advent and Christmas. At 4:30 p.m. the Gainesville Brass Quintet and First Presbyterian Jubilate Ringers present seasonal music. Following the concert tour the festival of trees, drink hot cocoa, and eat some cookies.
Time & Location
Dec 07, 2025, 5:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 300 SW 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
About the event
FEATURED PIECES
Mary Had a Baby with Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Philip Kern), O Magnum Mysterium (Francis Poulenc), How Great Our Joy (Mark Grizzard), Splendor (Elaine Hagenberg), Joy to the World! with Raise a Hallelujah (Cliff Duren), Go Tell It On the Mountain (Robert Hobby), and much more!
This Festival is patterned on the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols of King’s College, Cambridge, the backbone of which has remained virtually unchanged since it originated in England during the Victorian period. The Festival begins with the traditional processional hymn “Once in Royal David’s City” sung by a single treble voice joined by choir and congregation.
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4:30 p.m. Prelude with brass and bells
5 p.m. Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Following the concert, tour the festival of trees, as well as have some hot cocoa and cookies.