Festival of Light and Friendship 2020 Digital event

We have a magical Christmas treat for you!

Join us online this coming Sunday 29th November, to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree outside the Norwegian Church in Cardiff. This will be followed by a mini Christmas Concert by singer Marita Lervik, singing Norwegian traditional classics like Deilig er jorden and Stille natt.

In these difficult times, it’s uplifting to know there will once again be a Christmas tree with lights outside the Norwegian Church; some light in the darkness. This has happened as a result of cooperation between Cardiff Council, the Welsh Norwegian Society and the new Vestland County region in Norway.

Obviously, we can’t gather at the Norwegian Church this year, so Cardiff Council have kindly funded the production of a video to launch the lighting of the Christmas tree. The video will be launched at 5pm on Sunday 29th November, with guests watching from Norway and across the UK.

So join us this Sunday 29th November
The Welsh Norwegian Society will gather for a social event starting at 4.30pm, and then we will watch the launch of the tree lighting video together at 5pm.

After the tree lighting we hope you will stay on for a special treat! Singer Marita Lervik has recorded a mini Christmas Concert for us that will be accompanied by photos from previous WNS Christmas events.

Link to the event and further info will be sent by email to all paid members. We are aware that some of our members do not receive emails or find Zoom challenging to use, and we are sorry that these are our only options at present. If you would like help to set up Zoom on your computer or phone, please email one of our committee members or contact@welshnorwegian.org.

Please note: For safety reasons there will not a live event to light the tree on Sunday, to avoid crowds gathering at the Norwegian Church. Instead, the video will be pre-recorded and launched on Sunday. The Christmas tree will then remain lit through the festive period as a beacon of hope in Cardiff Bay.