Fri, Dec 04
|St Michael's & All Angels, Linton Church
A History of Christmas Carols with author John Potter & accompanied by the Grassington Singers
Join us at the beautiful and historic Linton Church to listen to author John Potter talk about the history of Christmas Carols, accompanied by the soaring voices of Grassington Singers. An unforgettable evening.
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Dec 04, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
St Michael's & All Angels, Linton Church, Church Road, Grassington, Skipton, BD23 6BQ
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About the event
John Potter joins us for Christmas Carols: An English Enchantment, a rich history of one of our most popular kinds of song-and a celebration of Christmas music.
John will be accompanied by Grassington Singers whose singing will accompany John's narrative. John will be signing copies of his books after the performance. Refreshments, provided by Linton Church, will be available.
The English Christmas carol has been sung in court and cloister, tavern and field since medieval times. But with the first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in 1880-and with a view to encouraging revellers into church-the humble carol became integral to the Christmas tradition. Carol concerts are attended all over the world, and the service at King's College, Cambridge, has been broadcast since 1928 to millions of listeners.
Singer and author John Potter guides us through the development of this unique tradition. Carols, originating as secular delights of the medieval and…
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