On Sunday evening, I attended the University Carol Service, held in the beautiful McEwan Hall (interior, exterior). Unfortunately, Alette was still nursing a cold so wasn't able to attend. Overall, I'd say it was a lot of fun, despite being slightly reserved and a little too "churchy."
The event is quite well attended, so much so that they often have to turn people away. I made sure to get there early, which meant 6:10pm for a 7:00pm start. And as is our usual experience in Scotland, it started right at 7:00pm. It was a good mixture of participatory singing and choir singing, with both the Edinburgh University Singers and Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers in attendance. There were seven participatory carols, and four sung only by the choirs. There were a few carols with which I was not familiar, and a couple that had slightly different melodies and lyrics. However, it was quite easy to follow a few people around me who seemed to know what they were doing/singing (and everyone received at hand-out of the lyrics, in case you thought it might be pure lyrical anarchy).
Like most Scottish holiday celebrations, it ended with some mulled wine at the University's Chaplaincy Centre.
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