23 Nov: Celebrate the real meaning behind Christmas
Kick off advent by coming to the Nativity Carol Concert on Sun 29 November at 4pm. The concert will be taking place at a new location this year in the striking gardens of St Andrew Square. Tim Chalk’s beautiful Nativity Scene will be blessed during the concert giving people time to contemplate the real meaning of Christmas. Also, be sure to catch the Norwegian Carol Concert on Thurs 26 November which takes place in St Giles' Cathedral at 7pm. Celebrating Scotland's close ties with Norway, the concert will be a highlight on the opening day of Edinburgh's Christmas 2009.
Norwegian Carol Concert
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St Giles’ Cathedral
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Thursday 26 November
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7pm
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Free event
In honour of our cultural links and to celebrate our close association with Norway, Hordaland County Council will host a traditional Carol Concert in the City Church of Edinburgh, St Giles’ Cathedral. Its glorious architecture makes a wonderful setting for carol singing for all the family.
Nativity Carol Concert
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Sunday 29 November
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St Andrew Square Gardens
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4pm lasting approx 40 minutes
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Free event
A new location for the much-loved Nativity Scene and Carol Concert this year sees the event taking place in the striking gardens of St Andrew Square. In celebration of Advent Sunday, we invite all to join in to sing some of our favourite carols. His eminence Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien will bless Tim Chalk’s striking Nativity Scene along with Bishop Brian Smith and Rev Peter Graham, Moderator of Edinburgh Presbytery. There will also be a rousing chorus from Exile Gospel Choir with support from St Peters Primary School Choir to help warm up the chorus in this new lovely outdoor setting.
Origin Scotland, the organisers and operators of Exile choir will be collecting donations on the day to support their work in Africa.
Nativity Scene
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St Andrew Square Gardens
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Sunday 29 November – Monday 4 January
Edinburgh’s much-loved Nativity Scene is in a new location this year, within the gardens of St Andrew Square. Visitors can take time to stand and contemplate the meaning of Christmas and enjoy Tim Chalk’s emotional sculpture.The work was commissioned in 2003 to challenge pre-conceived ideas that many people have of a nativity scene. Tim Chalk’s aim was to attract attention and stimulate debate to encourage people to consider and perhaps reassess their assumptions. The sculpture aims to present a timeless universal image of dispossessed people sheltering in a derelict structure.
Edinburgh’s Christmas would like to extend special thanks to Sir Tom and Lady Farmer for the donation of the Nativity Scene.
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