York Minster's Candlelit Advent Procession - condensed into three minutes!

York Minster has today released an online video of its recent Candlelit Advent Procession service, with the 80 minute service condensed down into just three minutes!

Available online at http://christmas.yorkminster.org, the short film shows the Minster being gradually illuminated by over 2000 candles, with the flame being passed forward through the attending congregation, and the Minster Choir’s progression around the Gothic cathedral during the service.

“This is a stunning event in York Minster’s calendar, marking the start of Advent in spectacular style, and celebrating the Christian hope of light overcoming darkness.  It is impossible to capture the atmosphere of the event on video, but we hope that, with this short film, we can give a taste of the service to anyone who was not able to be there in person,” comments Canon Peter Moger, Precentor.

The soundtrack for the video is “There Is No Rose” by John Joubert, performed by the Minster Choir and directed by Robert Sharpe. The track appears on the CD “A Year at York” available from the Minster Shop, priced at £10.00.

The website also features the first of a series of free Advent podcasts, with a new recording released every Sunday via Facebook and Twitter, and Monday on the site itself.

For more information, please visit http://christmas.yorkminster.org

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For further media information, please contact Jay Commins on 0113 251 5698 or email jay@fim.org.uk