After fun in the Christmas Market we walked to the Stephan Dom (St. Stephen’s Cathedral), where our evening concert would begin at 8:30. We had about an hour to walk through the small CMS Market by the side of the cathedral. It was a walk up and back, with more interesting things and some food booths.
At 8:00 we got in the line at the Cathedral, as instructed, and stood there for 30 min (it was cold), waiting to go in. There was an evening Mass before and we had to wait for everyone to come out.
Finally inside, we were awestruck by the beauty of the Cathedral. It was huge, lit by candelabras and backlights on the pillars. There were beautiful Christmas trees everywhere (not decorated, just natural). There were so many beautiful, really beautiful stone carvings everywhere, really tastefully done. It was huge, but felt cozy, comfortable and so beautiful.
Then the lights lowered and the music began. It was beautiful–classical–Handel, Beethoven, Mozart, and some of my favorite German Christmas carols. There was a small group of musicians and a great soprano and a base with a big voice. It was really a wonderful concert. We enjoyed every single selection and the time went by quickly. Afterwards, we walked through the cathedral again as people were leaving, just to enjoy it in the evening light. I love the Advent candles and all the pine greenery and trees. I’ll bet there were 40 trees in the Cathedral.
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