Category: A Carol a Day

I AM writing this overlooking the sparkling blue Atlantic in Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands. The sky is cloudless and the temperature is a perfect 23C (73F). So it is … Continue readingIn the Bleak Mid-winter

FOR many of us, the ultimate Christmas movie is Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life from 1946. Its affirmation of the triumph of good over evil must have been a … Continue readingHark! The Herald Angels Sing

THE first carol that most of us learned must be Away in a Manger, a staple of school nativity plays. With that in mind I set out to find a … Continue readingAway in a Manger

I WAS pleased to see that commenters like the idea of a daily carol. I also enjoyed paul parmenter’s account of a chaotic carol service – I imagine many of … Continue readingSilent Night

AS Laura Perrins reminded us in TCW yesterday, we are now in Advent, the church’s run-up to Christmas. With this in mind we are planning to feature a daily traditional … Continue readingOnce in Royal David’s City