The passing of a flame as the lights dim and the calming strains of “Silent Night” fill St. Joseph’s Chapel.
Each Festival of Lessons & Carols peaks emotionally in the same manner, and yet Chaplain Peter Hartwig said Sunday night that he finds something new every year in this “service of joy of celebration.”
We hope that you, too, are touched by the holiday merriment of Christ School's 92nd candlelight service, available for viewing in its entirety at the above link.
Many people deserve credit for a tradition that remains unbroken since 1933, but namely Professor Jim Cassarino, who masterfully directed all of Sunday's musicians, including student and faculty choirs, and Assistant Chapel Organist Evan Reich '26.