Stay Tuned: Lessons and Carols

This is just about my favorite Fordham event of the year.

The Festival of Lessons and Carols features the Fordham choirs singing Christmas music that isn't blase. Tired of your local radio station's Christmas playlist already? I assure you, this is music of a different kind; it makes for a welcome change and a beautiful segue into the Christmas season. (Preview the magic by clicking the listening sample links at the bottom of this page.)

If you're within a reasonable commuting distance, I highly recommend attending! The concert is free, open to the public, and offers an intimate look at a Fordham tradition. Plus, I'll be there; this is my first year not singing in the Liturgical Choir, so I will be a giddy, first-time audience member!

The Festival has two performances: one at 8 pm on Saturday, December 4 in the Church of St. Paul the Apostle and the second at 3 pm on Sunday, December 5 in the Fordham University Church on the Rose Hill Campus. Seating is first-come first-served. In lieu of an admission fee, all are welcome to support Fordham Big Brothers/ Big Sisters annual toy drive by bringing an unwrapped, non violent gift for a child between the age of infant to 12 years old.

Oíche Mhór Ceol and Fordham's Cultural Clubs

Last night, Gaelic Society hosted their biggest event of the semester- the Irish Music And Dance Night or Oíche Mhór Ceol (Big Music Night). The event was held in Keating 3rd at 8pm.


There were many loaves of soda bread, cookies, candies, and other Irish snacks, as well as Barry's tea and coffee. It was free and open to the general public. The Fordham Irish dancers (including Fordham College Rose Hill students: Alexis Kedo, Kelly O’Brien, Ali Silverman, Sarah Sullivan, Colleen Taylor and Lincoln Center student Kyela Crow) choreographed three new routines which were performed in conjunction with the band.


The main attraction was the great New York Irish band, made up of Billy Keenan (vocals and guitar), John Reynolds (fiddle), John Nolan (accordion), and Keith Sammut (keyboard). These musicians have recorded tracks and won All-Ireland championships.


Gaelic Society is just one of the many cultural clubs on campus, which sponsor many events throughout the semester. These organizations include African Cultural Exchange, Armenian Society, Asian Cultural Exchange (ACE), ASILI, El Gritode Lares, Fordham University South Asian Entity (FUSE), Gaelic Society, Hellenic Society, The International Community of Fordham (ICF), Le Cercle Français, MECA (Middle Eastern Cultural Association), Muslim Students Association (MSA), FUPAC (Fordham University Philippine-American Club), Korean Student Association (KSA), Polish Cultural Exchange, Pope Dante Italian Society, PRIDE Alliance (for People Recognizing Identities and Differences for Equality), and the Ukrainian Society. Click here for further descriptions!