Celebrate the holiday season with scripture and song as performed by over 100 of Zion’s own children and adult choirs, handbells, and instrumentalists.

The Service of Lessons and Carols is a format of Christian worship that celebrates the birth of Jesus. The story of Adam and Eve’s fall into sin, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine scripture readings, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns by choirs and gathered congregation.

The format was based on an order drawn up by Edward White Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury, for Christmas Eve 1880 in Truro, Cornwall. It has since been adapted and used by other churches all over the world. In Great Britain, the service has become the standard format for schools' Christmas carol services. The best-known version is broadcast annually from King's College, Cambridge, on Christmas Eve.

This service is part of the Music at Zion concert series for 2022-2023. Music at Zion is a ministry that seeks to share the joy of the gospel of Jesus Christ through words and music to the greater community.