Lessons and Carols at the Basilica of St Adalbert

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

654 Davis Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5149, United States | Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys
Publisher/HostGrand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys
Lessons and Carols at the Basilica of St Adalbert
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Join us for our traditional Lessons and Carols service on Saturday December 13 @ 7pm, Sunday December 14 @ 3pm and Tuesday December 16 @ 7pm. Admission is free, parking available, accessible by elevator. Please arrive early for best seating.
On the 100th anniversary of Lessons & Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, Timothy Day wrote of this notable event: “The sound of King’s College Choir can be aptly described as simply natural, unforced, no sense of strain even in the fortes, the tuning immaculate where the singing speaks with an unearthly silvery glitter….Today, just as when the first Lessons and Carols was sung in 1918, the choir is not striving to impress an audience.
Rather they are attempting to voice the thoughts and hopes and aspirations of a community of listeners, losing themselves and sometimes, perhaps, finding themselves, in music-making of unforgettable beauty and truth.”
This is the standard to which all choirs and congregations should strive in our singing…to lose ourselves and to find God.

May this year’s presentation of Nine Lessons & Carolsfor Christmas by the Grand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys strive to help us all, singers and listeners alike, do just this.
Many of your favorite carols will return along with a few new thrilling surprises.

No tickets required, a free will offering will be taken.

Note: Thank you once again for your understanding that due to the often quiet, reflective nature of our choir’s programming, infants and young children can create distractions for those attending.
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