Every December, millions of children across the UK take part in their school nativity ... night' The Christmas story paints Bethlehem as a 'quiet town', with several festive hymns and carols ...

‘[Descants] offered a chance to brighten up the Christmas hymns,’ Sir David once said in an interview ... Director of Music Daniel Hyde), 16 choristers aged 9 to 13 — who are educated on scholarships ...

Indeed, the tradition of singing Christmas carols was devised as a cure ... books from the early 1800s provide a glimpse at the hymns church choirs and congregations once sang.

Featuring over 300 carolers and musicians from the renowned Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, the concert includes traditional Christmas and seasonal hymns ...