Oh sing, choirs of angels
Dec 16, 2020
3 minutes
IT was two hours after midnight on Christmas Day, 1774, when, across dark, wintry fields of the Vale of Clwyd, Dr Johnson’s friend, Hester Thrale, noticed lights being lit in cottages and scattered farmhouses. Her hosts explained that villagers were preparing for a Plygain service, which would begin an hour later.
In Welsh churches, the Plygain is a service traditionally held between the hours of 3am and 6am on Christmas morning. It is almost as
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