If you would like to be part of a tradition dating back to 1918 and listen to some beautiful music as well, tune into “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” this morning (Christmas Eve, 2008) on the BBC. It is broadcast from the King’s College Chapel, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, and starts at 8:00 AM Mountain Standard Time. That’s 3:00 PM (15:00) in Great Britain. Cambridge, by the way, is 50 miles north of London.

To start listening, click here. For an outline of the program, go here. For a history of the service, click here. To see an image of the King’s College Chapel, go here.

Merry Christmas to all of you!