The light was switched off and a single candle was lit – one of those advent candles, with the days marked off on the side. A record (or, as I grew older, a CD) of carols was put on. Three or four carols on each day; the well known - Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful – mingling with the more obscure – Adam lay Ybounden, Past Three O-clock, the Calypso Carol.
On the 2nd, another candle joined the first one, on the 3rd another, until by the 24th the room blazed with light from candles of all colours, shapes, and sizes.
December 2 2005, 14:53:03 UTC 6 years ago
This year I've got a regular Advent wreath with four candles but next year I might try your idea. Thank you for sharing!
December 2 2005, 16:22:14 UTC 6 years ago