A solo chorister begins ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, starting the traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, directed by Daniel Hyde, sing a glorious selection of carols, while the Christmas story is told in contemporary poetry and in the words of the King James Bible.

This is a high definition download of Carols from King’s as broadcast by BBC television on Christmas Eve 2023.

Please note: this is a large download that might take several hours to complete, depending on your internet connection. UK licence-fee payers will be able to stream & download this programme for 30 days following broadcast from BBC iPlayer. Download is a .zip format and needs to be made to a laptop or desktop computer before transferring to an iPad or iPhone.

Filmed 8 December 2023 by the BBC in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, by kind permission of the Provost and Fellows.

Size approx. 3.2GB (high resolution download); approx. 2.1GB (medium resolution download)
Subtitles Subtitles may not be available on release day but will be available soon after
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Carols from King’s 2023 (video download)

Order of Service 2023

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