Josephians carols on December 5

Over 300 singers will participate in the Josephian Christmas carols on Saturday, December 5 at 6.15 p.m. at the Stanley Abeysekara Sports Complex. Titled Veni Veni Emmanuel (O Come O Come Emmanuel), the service will include popular carols, classical sacred compositions and Christmas songs in diverse languages. Beethoven's 'Creation Anthem' will be combined with Handel's "For unto us a Child is Born." Silent Night will begin in its original German version and 'O Come All Ye Faithful' in Latin.

Rev. Fr. Marcelline Jayakody's Namo Mariyene and the popular Christmas song Seethala Sulanga will be rendered in Sinhala followed by Rajathi Rajamani in Tamil. The 150-strong primary choir will sing in English and Sinhala whilst the teachers' choir comprising 20 members will render two carols in Sinhala and Tamil. The Bishop of Galle, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Raymond Wickramasinghe will deliver the Christmas message.