A private gathering  ·  December XXIV  ·  XVIII:00

Location to be decided

Candles & Carols Christmas · MMXXVI

You are invited to

A Christmas Eve of Candles &
Carols A Fireside Gathering

“Come in from the cold — the fire is lit…”

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until Christmas Eve · December 24th, 18:00

See the Evening
  • 18:00 till late
  • Location to be decided
  • Furs & velvet optional
come in

Chapter I

Three Hours
By Candlelight

The shape of the evening is set; the details are still being argued over in kitchens and group chats. Come for the candlelight — we will fill in the rest before the snow settles.

A candlelit Victorian dining table laid with antique china, holly and ivy, and tall beeswax candles
I

Chapter the First

The Long Table

Supper, eventually

One very long table, too many candles, and a menu we are still negotiating. The menu itself is to be decided.

  • Menu — to be decided
  • Your place at the table — saved
Carol singers with lanterns at the gate of a snowy village church on Christmas Eve
II

Chapter the Second

The Carols

Loudly, and badly

Lanterns out, breath steaming, everyone singing a different verse. The set list is to be decided; enthusiasm is not.

  • Song list — to be decided
  • Words provided, tune optional
Wrapped Christmas parcels with velvet ribbon, holly and a brass key beside a hearth
III

Chapter the Third

The Parcels

Secret Santa, sealed

Names drawn on the night, spending cap agreed over the first glass. The rules are, as ever, to be decided.

  • Secret Santa — to be decided
  • Bring one small, wrapped thing

Everything else is still being decided. You are not.

Chapter II

Find the House

A snow-covered Victorian manor with every window lit, a horse-drawn sleigh waiting at the gate
The house we are trying very hard to borrow for the evening.

The address, for now

To be decided

We are still choosing the house. Accept the invitation and the address will reach you with the details — well before the snow.

Arrive
Dec 24 · 18:00
Depart
When the candles gutter
Bring
A warm coat & a bottle
Door
Knock twice, then once

Still under negotiation. We will not make you guess on the night.

Chapter III

Furs, Velvet
& Wool

Velvet, wool, or your warmest jumper — dress for the cold snap and the candlelight, not for a photographer. Black tie optional, slippers encouraged.

  • Black tie optional
  • Warm layers, always
  • No costume required

Final Chapter

Will You Join Us
by the Fire?

One click and there is a place set for you. No click, and the fire will look a little sadder.

December 24th · 18:00 · location to be decided

Epilogue

Last Christmas

A photograph from a previous Christmas gathering

December XXIV · the year before

The same candles, one fewer chair, and a pudding that never quite set. The photograph from that night is still being hunted down — it goes here when we find it.

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