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29 July, 2021 — By Michael White The Royal Albert Hall “WE’VE got as many Plan Bs as will fit into our heads,” the director of the Proms, David Pickard, told me last week. And he probably wasn’t exaggerating. When the world’s greatest music festival opens this Friday July 29, it will be welcomed with open arms as a return to normality after last year’s ghost season – running for six weeks, with 61 concerts, real live audiences, and a proper Last Night on September 11. But, as Pickard admits, “it’s a fluid situation with a lot that could go wro...

Secret messages from your favourite carols Secret messages from your favourite carols By Alexandra Coghlan Normal text size Advertisement We sing them in churches, chapels, streets and schools every year, wrap presents and decorate our Christmas trees to their accompaniment, know all the words by heart - but how much do we know about the stories behind them? Here are just some of the histories and controversies, the secret political messages and famous names attached to the Top 10 Favourite Christmas Carols, as voted in a poll for the BBC's Songs of Praise program. Credit:Anna Kucera 10. O C...

The choir of King's College Cambridge performs the traditional Christmas concert Credit: Benjamin Sheen The nation has spoken, the list is in, and Songs of Praise yesterday revealed the UK’s Top 10 Favourite Christmas Carols. We sing them in churches, chapels, streets and schools every year, wrap presents and decorate our Christmas trees to their accompaniment, know all the words by heart – but how much do we know about the stories behind them?  Here are just some of the histories and controversies, the secret political messages and famous names attached to your favourite carols.  10. O...