Former Spelman President, Dr. Florence M. Read initiated the first Christmas Carol Concert by the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs in the newly built Sister’s Chapel in 1927. Over the years the Christmas Carol Concert has become the perennial highlight of the Christmas season in Atlanta and is presented by both the Spelman and Morehouse College Glee Clubs. The audience swells to over 10,000 for the three-night celebratory concert, and the national television broadcast is widely viewed throughout the country.