By PZ MYERS - PHARYNGULA
Added: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 UTC

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/10/nine_lessons_and_carols_for_go.php

All right, England, enough is enough. Every Christmas, those people over there get some fabulous secular midwinter celebration, and what do we godless Americans get? Another war on Christmas waged by an indignant Bill O'Reilly, and maybe some pathetic civic spectacle as some state capitol has various sects jostling for display space. Boring!

Now look at what you can see in London: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, with Robin Ince, Richard Dawkins, Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden, Simon Singh, Richard Herring, Robyn Hitchcock, Ben Goldacre, Chris Addison, Brian Cox, Martin White's Mystery Fax Machine Chamber Orchestra, the BHA Choir, and some mysterious Very Special Guests. And it's popular! It's already sold out, so they had to open an extra show! You better snatch up tickets soon.



We should have a similar godless Christmas celebration here in Morris, Minnesota, except that the local talent pool is a little thin. I think it would just be the local village atheist, PZ Myers, slumped in a chair, blogging. Maybe if I put on a pointy party hat and were draped with tinsel, it would be bit more festive?
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http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1363

The Return of Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

15-19 December 7.30pm

The Return of Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

SOLD OUT.

After the sell-out success of last Christmas's shows, the beautiful fusion of twisted variety night and splintered Royal Institute Lectures returns. Each night will consist of award-winning scientists, songwriters and comedians.

Confirmed for all five evenings are:

Robin Ince
Josie Long
Richard Herring
Chris Addison
Simon Singh
Ben Goldacre
Mystery Fax Machine Chamber Orchestra
Robyn Hitchcock
Gavin Osborn

Additional special guests only attending some evenings:

Alan Moore (16th)
Barry Cryer (15th, 17th, 19th)
Brian Cox (16th, 17th, 18th, 19th)
Jo Neary (15th, 16th, 17th, 19th)
John Otway (15th, 16th, 17th, 19th)
Johnny Ball (15th, 16th, 17th)
Natalie Haynes (17th, 18th)
Richard Wiseman (15th, 19th)
Ronnie Golden (15th, 17th, 19th)
Shappi Khorsandi (15th)
Dara �" Briain (15th)

Still more guests to be announced!

Proceeds to the Rationalist Association.

Tickets £20, concessions £15
Parental discretion advised.
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Last years event
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1244256

Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Sunday December 21, 2008 at 6:30pm
Hammersmith Apollo
Queen Caroline Street
London, England Get Directions
"A night of music and comedy to celebrate the rational and scientific and debunk Winterval myths spouted by religious and media ninnies."

Performers: Robin Ince, Stewart Lee, Josie Long, Mark Thomas, Phill Jupitus, Richard Herring, Natalie Haynes, Nick Doody, Christina Martin, Chris Addison, Jo Neary, Darren Heyman, Justin Edwards, Robyn Hitchcock, Gavin Osbourne, Martin White Orchestra, Simon Singh, Ben Goldacre and Richard Dawkins - and special guests Ricky Gervais, Dara O Briain, Tim Minchin and Jarvis Cocker.

TAGGED: ATHEISM, COMMENTARY

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