The 65th annual Trinity College Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. This service is offered to all as a moment of comfort and hope.

Doors open at 3:15 p.m. No tickets are required. A freewill offering will be taken to support students in need and local initiatives.

Audio recordings of the Festival are now available: an album of individual tracks is available on SoundCloud; a podcast of the entire service is available from Apple Podcasts.

Click here for a PDF copy of this year’s order of service.

Photos from the Festival are available here.

The Chapel Singers
Trinity College Gospel Choir
Ellen Dickinson, college carillonist
Elijah Morris ’28, organ
Madison Thompson ’25, organ
Chris Yi ’26, organ
Christopher Houlihan ’09, director of chapel music
The Very Rev. Marcus George Halley, chaplain to the college
The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut