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The origins of Nine Lessons and Carols

Posted on December 6, 2019 by stchrysostoms

In the late 1870s the Bishop of Truro, Edward White Benson, was discouraged at the high level of drunkenness and the lack of safety in the streets in Truro at Christmas time. He wished to counterbalance the night revelling with … Continue reading →

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