Shrewsbury's Riversway Elim Church join world record ‘Carol Singing’ attempt
A Shrewsbury church is taking part in a new nationwide attempt to smash the Guinness World Record for the largest number of Christmas carol singers – singing at the same time.
The current record was set up last year when churches across the UK and abroad attracted a total of 18,114 carol singers to sing five classic carols in unison – beating the previous record of just 14,100 established by Disney in 2009.
Riversway Elim Church on Lancaster Road, will join in this year’s record-breaking attempt at 7-00pm on Sunday, December 16th when, like last year, the five selected carols will be sung in churches up and down the country. They are Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Premier Christian Radio, which is coordinating the national attempt, will also play the five carols on the radio, enabling local churches to use the broadcast as their backing music and assisting nationwide unison.
“Last year’s record-breaking attempt brought many people into churches who were not regular visitors, and served as a timely reminder that Christmas starts with Christ,” said Peter Kerridge, CEO of Premier Christian Radio. “We received many positive reports from churches telling us they were full to overflowing and what an enjoyable evening it had been for all concerned.”
Accepting the challenge Reverend Phil Briggs said, “We want to make our carol service as accessible as possible to everyone. Taking part in the Premier Christian radio world record attempt is yet another way of bringing the good news of Jesus to the people of Shrewsbury. It will undoubtedly be a lot of fun to be part of a national challenge while enjoying festive carols in our church. We invite everyone who would like to participate to join us on the 16th December at 6:30pm – we need time to be ready to sing at 7pm!”
Madeley Baptist Church will also be taking part in the world record attempt.
