..so begins the Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols and from King's College, Cambridge, which is broadcast live on one of my local public radio stations. I planned to wake up early this year to listen, but I slept in and awoke to "Adam Lay Ybounden", missing my favorite part of the program. For some reason, hearing that young treble start the service leads me to tears - perhaps after the sadness I've experienced lately it was all for the best. I also missed my chance to hear the web re-broadcast at noon, as all of the streams that were open at 10 minutes to twelve had all been eaten up by other people who were smart enough to get on and stay on.
I would love to be there in person next year, or sometime in the next few years. I'm certainly not religious, but the music is and the atmosphere must be transcendent.
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