100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols explained

100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols is a double album by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge released to mark 100 years since the first festival of nine lessons and carols service was held in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. One disc contains recordings of live performances from the BBC Radio broadcasts of the services from the period 1958 to 2017, while the second contains newly recorded versions of works previously performed at the service.^{[1] [2]}

The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Classical music chart on 22 November 2018, a position it retained for 9 weeks.

Notes and References

1. Web site: King's Celebrates 100th Carol Service. David Vernier. ClassicsToday.com. 12 January 2018.
2. Web site: Alma Deutscher/Rolando Villazón/King's College Choir review. Geoff Brown. The Times. 21 December 2018. 12 January 2018.