{"id":245,"date":"2013-01-05T21:46:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=245"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:17:10","slug":"davitt-college-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Davitt College Choir Performs at Holy Rosary Christmas Carol Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: HOLY ROSARY CAROL SERVICE   -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); 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Church of the Holy Rosary Daily Choir<\/span>\n          <span style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0f2015; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 20px;\">&#x2728; Parish Folk Group<\/span>\n          <span style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0f2015; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 20px;\">&#x2728; Castlebar Gospel Choir<\/span>\n          <span style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0f2015; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 20px;\">&#x2728; Local National School Choirs<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Commendation Ribbon -->\n      <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px 24px; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: center;\">\n        <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; color: #fbbf24; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">\n          Comhghairdeas to all the choir members and music faculty for representing Davitt College so beautifully!\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Featured Standalone Image (Direct View, No Lightbox) -->\n      <div style=\"border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; background: #ffffff;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DavittCollegeChoir-1024x548-1.jpg\" alt=\"Davitt College Choir at Church of the Holy Rosary Carol Service\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n        \n        <!-- Styled Dark Green Bottom Caption -->\n        <div style=\"background: #0f2015; color: #ffffff; padding: 18px 24px; border-top: 3px solid #f59e0b;\">\n          <p style=\"margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 800; color: #fbbf24; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n            &#x1f4f8; Choral Performance Showcase:\n          <\/p>\n          <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: #e2e8f0;\">\n            The <strong>Davitt College School Choir<\/strong> performing at the Church of the Holy Rosary Christmas Carol Service in Castlebar.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n  @media (max-width: 900px) {\n    .modern-article-title {\n      white-space: normal !important;\n      font-size: 26px !important;\n    }\n    .modern-body-pad {\n      padding: 20px !important;\n    }\n    .aen-news-article-modern {\n      padding: 0 10px !important;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f3b6; Performing Arts \u2022 Community Choral Service Davitt College Choir Performs at Holy Rosary Christmas Carol Service 5 January 2013 \u2022 Davitt College Castlebar The talented members of the Davitt College School Choir brought wonderful festive cheer to the local community as they took center stage at the annual Christmas Carol Service in the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar. The special service was a magnificent celebration of music, prayer, song, and dance, offering our students a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with musicians and performers across the parish and celebrate the true spirit of the season through choral excellence. &#x1f3bc; Community Showcase Parish Musical Celebration The Davitt College choir shared the altar with an inspiring cross-section of Castlebar\u2019s vibrant musical groups, creating an uplifting and harmonious community event: &#x2728; Church of the Holy Rosary Daily Choir &#x2728; Parish Folk Group &#x2728; Castlebar Gospel Choir &#x2728; Local National School Choirs Comhghairdeas to all the choir members and music faculty for representing Davitt College so beautifully! &#x1f4f8; Choral Performance Showcase: The Davitt College School Choir performing at the Church of the Holy Rosary Christmas Carol Service in 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