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{{short description|Traditional Christmas service of Christian worship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox recurring event |name = Nine Lessons and Carols |image = RLR 3928 (5261224609).jpg |image_size = |alt = church choir singing by candlelight |caption = A service of Nine Lessons in 2010 at [[St. George's School (Rhode Island)|St. George's School]], Rhode Island, US |status = |genre = Religious service/[[Anglican church music]] |date = <!-- {{start date|df=yes|YYYY|mm|dd}} "dates=" also works, but do not use both --> |begins = <!-- {{start date|df=yes|YYYY|mm|dd}} --> |ends = <!-- {{end date|df=yes|YYYY|mm|dd}} --> |frequency = <!-- Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually, Annually, Bi-annually, 2nd Tuesday of November, etc. --> |venue = Christian churches worldwide, notably [[King's College Chapel, Cambridge]] |location = |coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|type:event|display=inline,title}} --> |country = |years_active = <!-- {{age|YYYY|mm|dd}} Date of the first occurrence --> |first = {{start date|df=yes|1880|12|24}} |founder_name = [[Edward White Benson]] |prev = |next = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |current = |footnotes = }} '''Nine Lessons and Carols''', also known as the '''Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols''' and '''Service of Nine Lessons and Carols''', is a service of [[Christian worship]] traditionally celebrated on or near [[Christmas Eve]] in Anglican churches. The story of the [[fall of man|fall of humanity]], the [[Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament|promise of the Messiah]], and the [[nativity of Jesus|birth of Jesus]] is told in nine short [[Bible]] readings or [[Lection|lessons]] from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of [[Christmas carol]]s, [[hymn]]s and [[choir]] [[anthem]]s.
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