YMCA Carol Service on December 6 at Race Course Grandstand
View(s):The YMCA will be celebrating the Christmas season with their Annual Carol Service to be held for the second consecutive year at the Race Course grandstand on December 6 from 5.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Army Band will feature in the programme and last year they gave a superlative performance along with the Salvation Army Band who entertained the crowd and enabled them to join in some of the Carols.
The programme will feature the Visually Handicapped Choir, School choirs from De Mazenod College Kandana, Ladies College Choir (Sinhala), St. Benedicts College, and some Church choirs like the one from St. Thomas Kotte and many more will take part. It has been the tradition for the past 90 years to have the Carol Service in the Colombo YMCA Gymnasium but there have been occasions when it has been held outside as in 1958 it was held at the Ragama Chest Hospital.
This year organisers have gone back to the old tradition of having the Carol Service on the first Saturday in December which happens to be a Poya as well.
It has been the vision of the President of the Colombo YMCA, Lal Vithanage to venture out of the YMCA and take the Carol Service out to the people.