is a television series featuring congregational Christian singing in the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

. Currently broadcast by the Welsh-language television channel

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...

, it is one of the longest-running television programmes on any British television channel, the first edition having been broadcast by the

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from Trinity Chapel,

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, on 1 January 1961. The programme inspired the creation of the similar English-language series ''

Songs of Praise ''Songs of Praise'' is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns, worship songs and inspirational performances in churches of varying denominations from around the UK alongside interviews and stories reflecting how Ch ...

'', which began later in the same year. The programmes celebrate important festivals and dates in the Christian calendar and place on film the celebration of important national and international occasions where the music is of a devotional and religious nature.

Production

The programme was produced in-house by

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until 1993 when production was awarded to independent company Intrada. In 1998 Teledu Elidir took over production and Avanti Media was awarded the contract in 2006. The production was re-tendered in 2017 and it was awarded to Rondo Media (known from producing soap opera '' Rownd a Rownd'').

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