About 100 churches across Britain are cranking up a new karaoke-like machine called Hymnal Plus to bolster their music services and give organists a break. Made by the London company Hymn Technology ...

A VICAR has improved the singing of hymns in his church by installing a karaoke machine. The Rev Brian Duckworth's congregation failed to make the heavens ring after their organist moved away. But the ...

CROYDON, England, April 27 (UPI) -- A British-made karaoke machine with a repertoire of almost 3,000 hymns is drawing attention from churches caught in a shortage of organists. The "Hymnal Plus" costs ...

CHURCHES in Scotland are being forced to use karaoke machines for the singing of hymns at services due to a lack of organists. A shortage of young people learning to play the organ has led many ...

London – Karaoke bars have become trendy around the world, with countless wannabe singers mangling songs like Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” while following along with lyrics displayed on a big screen. So ...

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Nine new church products, including a karaoke hymn player, will be battling it out for a new award at an exhibition in Devon. A solar-powered electronic Bible and a JCUK (Jesus Christ, United King) ...

Instead they are installing giant screens in the nave using an iTunes app to guide the congregation through the words. Trendy vicars claim that the new-tech approach makes people sing louder. Article ...

The trusty hymn books could well become a thing of the past with British church bosses looking to ditch them for projectors and big screens in a radical shift. A licensing company responsible for ...

A CHURCH in Manchester is turning to karaoke - to replace the organist. Bosses at Jubilee Methodist Church, in Marple Bridge spent a year trying to recruit an organ player and didn't get a single ...

THEY provide a stunning soundtrack that ensures the right notes are played at everything from joyous celebrations to the most sombre of services. But some church congregations are having to rely on ...