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Gallery: Carols by Candlelight 2021

Crowds returned to the Myer Music Bowl last night to celebrate Christmas 2021.

Crowds returned to the Myer Music Bowl last night for the tradition of Carols by Candlelight on Nine.

David Campbell and Allison Langdon hosted the event after missing the 2020 event with performers including Marina Prior, Denis Walter, Casey Donovan, Tim Campbell and a Star of Bethlehem in the form of one Anthony Callea.

Anthony Callea

Silvie Paladino

Simon Gleeson

Allison Langdon

David Hobson

Gorgi Coghlan

Denis Walter

Marina Prior

Rob Mills, Bobby Fox

Mahalia Barnes

Doug Heywood

Isaiah Firebrace, Bonnie Anderson

Joe Camilleri

Esther Hannaford, Christie Whelan Browne and Lucy Durack

Photos: Les O’Rourke

9 Responses

  1. So many of the artists I love & look forward to each year. And they get better & better.
    Some outfits were a little – out there!
    I really thought Ch 9s Carols were much better than 7 (I could only watch about 10 minutes of 7!)

    One thing that I’ve always wondered, it’s probably my age (nearly 60), why do we need Sydney hosts?
    This is nothing personal against any of the hosts, past or present. I’ve just always wondered.
    It’s based here, so, why can’t/don’t we have Melbourne based hosts?

  2. Some bizarre outfits , poor singing & boring hosts .Long commercial breaks & i bailed out . 9 better than 7 which was atrocious. Such poor regard for Christmas by our tv . Rely on old UK Christmas shows. Repeats on the ABC are getting tedious when there is Iview .

  3. I honestly think this years carols, both Seven and Nine were boring and somewhat bad in places. They always stick to the same script and honestly Allison and David are not funny and all the plugs too. I didn’t enjoy their hosting. They need to revamp them both.

  4. Is it just me or did I find the Carols particularly awful this year? Some of the screeching from the performances was really bad? And Hamilton’s rendition? One of the worst Carols performances I think I’ve ever seen!

    1. I’m in agreeance with you there BB ,i didn’t even last till the end this year ,I thought that overly long skit with Tim Campbell and that screechy woman was truly awful , Carole’s in the Domain wasn’t that great either.

    2. Couldn’t disagree with you more re Hamilton, I thought it was the standout of the night. Different presentation, terrific voices, and the inclusion of the cast’s native languages. Really innovative.

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