Candelit carol services and Christmas concerts in churches, chapels, cathedrals, concert halls, theatres in North, South, East, West, Central, City of London and Home Counties, hire of carol singers for all occasions, carol singing at indoor and many outdoor venues including Trafalgar Square & Waterloo Station, community performances, choirs, festive song, sing along evenings, charity carols, children's crib services and nativity plays, multi faith celebrations for schools and other groups. Advent and Christmas carols open to all, some by ticket only, many free without need for tickets. Nearly all Christian places of worship in London will hold family and children's carol services and nativity plays leading up to Christmas.
Lullaby Trust Carols by Candlelight The Lullaby Trust's annual Carols by Candlelight service is at St James’s Church Clerkenwell, an atmospheric evening of music & readings on Tuesday 5th December. Ticket proceeds go towards bereavement support & SIDS research.
Location: St James's Chuch, Clerkenwell
Postcode: EC1R 0EA MAP Telephone: 0808 802 6869
The Story of Christmas Pre-recorded on YouTube from 16th Dec. This year’s readers include Graham Norton, David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Clare Balding, Tim Henman, and the event’s Life President, Dame Judi Dench. Donations through Just Giving - The Story of Christmas Appeal.
Location: You Tube
Action On Hearing Loss Christmas Carols Action On Hearing Loss Candle-lit carol concert at St Bartholomew the Great church, Christmas carols & songs by Addison Singers & Blackheath Prep, inspirational readings by Louise Halvey Bill Oddie Scarlette Douglas Mat Gilbert. After service activities.
Location: St Bartholomew the Great Church, London
Postcode: EC1A 9DS MAP Telephone: 020 3227 6177
Addison Singers - Carols for Choir & Audience Addison Oratorio & Chamber Choirs celebrate Christmas at St Michael & All Angels in Chiswick, carols for choirs & audience, sequence of carols set in medieval text, premiere of new piece by Martin Butler, pieces by Master of the Queen‘s Music Judith Weir.
Location: St Michael & All Angels Church, Chiswick
Postcode: W4 1TT MAP Mobile: 07531 447960
Adfam Carol Concert Fi Glover, Gina McKee, Martha Kearney lead the annual carol concert at the beautiful St Bride's Church on Fleet Street to raise money for AdFam, a charity dedicated to support the families of people suffering from drug & alcohol addictions.
Location: St Bride's Church, Temple
Postcode: EC4Y 8AU MAP Telephone: 020 7427 0133
Advent & Christmas - St Paul's Cathedral Truly festive Christmas carol concerts at St Paul's Cathedral throughout Advent, hear the message of the angels, choirs, readings & carols. Several charity services as well as St Paul's popular unticketed services, early arrival recommended.
Location: St Paul's Churchyard
Postcode: EC4M 8AD MAP Telephone: 020 7246 8350
Battersea Dogs' and Cat's Home Christmas Carol Concert Battersea Dogs' and Cat's Home Christmas Carol Concert at St Luke's Church, Chelsea. Wrap up warm and enjoy a festive evening, joining the Home's family and friends, with mulled wine and mince pies for everyone.
Location: St Luke's Church, Chelsea
Postcode: SW3 6NH MAP Telephone: 0843 509 4444
Carols For Christmas By Candlelight At St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square, Andrew Earis conducts Leontovich's Carol Of The Bells, Ledger's Sussex Carol, Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium, Pearsall's In Dulci Jubilo and Rutter's Shepherd's Pipe Carol, plus other carols.
Location: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
Postcode: WC2N 4JH MAP Telephone: 020 7766 1100
Children and the Arts Carol Concert Carol concert at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square in aid of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts. Readers & performers this year include Felicity Jones, Adrian Lester, Ben Miller, Brian Blessed, Aled Jones, soprano Carly Paoli.
Location: Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
Postcode: SW1X 9BZ MAP Telephone: 020 7730 4500
Christmas at St James's Piccadilly An extensive programme of Christmas events and carol concerts at St James's Piccadilly on Jermyn Street includes the special Carols for Shoppers, a free, fun, bustling, rustling carol service for those with or without shopping bags.
Location: Piccadilly
Postcode: W1J 9LL MAP Telephone: 020 7734 4511
Christmas Inspire Carols 2017 Get into the Christmas spirit at St Margaret's Church Westminster with a traditional carol service, carols for choir & congregation, real candle light, trumpets, favourite readings by special celebrity guests, collection for Kids Inspire.
Location: St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey
Postcode: SW1P 3PA MAP Telephone: 01245 348707
Dimbleby Cancer Care Carols by Candlelight 2017 Christmas carols, music & readings at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey SE London, hosted by David & Jonathan Dimbleby with special guests & Farringtons junior choir. Informal festive drinks & mince pies, tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk
Location: St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey
Postcode: SE1 3UW MAP Telephone: 020 7188 7889
Hartley Voices Christmas Carollers Hartley Voices are much loved London based professional Christmas carollers for hire, their performances will warm your heart, lift your spirits, they sing a huge collection of fun, festive songs & all the best arrangements of traditional carols.
Location: Westminster
Postcode: WC2A 1AA MAP Telephone: 020 7096 1637
Hillsong Carols Hillsong Christmas Carols at the SSE Arena Wembley is a family event, a spectacular creative production not to be missed.
Location: SSE Arena, Wembley
Postcode: HA9 0AA MAP Telephone: 020 7384 9200
Kids for Kids Candlelit Christmas Concert Join Julie Etchingham, Patron of Kids for Kids, as hosts of a magical candlelit Christmas concert at St Peter’s, Eaton Square, C London. Celebrity readers include Joanna Lumley, Lord Cope, Timothy West, Miriam Margoyles.
Location: St Peter's Church, Belgravia
Postcode: SW1W 9AL MAP Mobile: 07957 206440
Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 takes place at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church Trafalgar Square attracting large crowds, celebrity speakers, world class opera singers. Livability is a disability charity connecting people with communities.
Location: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
Postcode: WC2N 4JL MAP Telephone: 020 7766 1100
Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 takes place at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church Trafalgar Square attracting large crowds, celebrity speakers, world class opera singers. Livability is a disability charity connecting people with communities.
Location: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
Postcode: WC2N 4JL MAP Telephone: 020 7766 1100
London’s Air Ambulance Christmas Carol Service London’s Air Ambulance Christmas Carol Service, festive song at their annual festive evening of song at St Andrew's Church, Holborn for family, friends, patients and colleagues, bringing everyone together to celebrate Christmas.
Location: St Andrew's Church, Holborn
Postcode: EC4A 3AB MAP Telephone: 020 3023 3300
Macmillan’s Carols by Candlelight This year is the 30th year of Macmillan’s Guards’ Chapel Christmas Carol Concert at Wellington Barracks Actors Dame Diana Rigg & Martin Clunes will perform readings & guests will be treated to a musical extravaganza.
Location: Guards’ Chapel, Birdcage Walk
Postcode: SW1E 6HQ MAP Telephone: 020 7840 4800
Royal Albert Hall with Jonathan Cohen Clap your hands, stamp your feet & sing your heart out, irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen leads you through a fun-filled jamboree of his most-loved carols & all-time Christmas hits at the Royal Albert Hall.
Location: Kensington Gore
Postcode: SW7 2AP MAP Telephone: 020 7589 8212
Royal Holloway Lessons and Carols Service The gilded chapel at Royal Holloway in Egham, part of University of London, is a magical setting for their joyful traditional lessons and carol services in December. A free, but very popular, carol service so essential to pre-book.
Location: Egham
Postcode: TW20 0EX MAP Telephone: 01784 443004
Southwark Cathedral Candlelit carol concert in atmospheric Southwark Cathedral in support of Feed The Minds, small charity supporting communities across Africa & Asia. Family concert includes sing-alongs & classic carols from Quorum Chamber Choir. Book early.
Location: London Bridge
Postcode: SE1 9DA MAP Telephone: 020 7367 6700
St Martin-in-the-Fields Join St Martin-in-the-Fields this Advent and Christmas for carol services, events and concerts from the end of November on, seasonal specialities in the café and shop, proceeds to the annual Christmas Appeal.
Location: Trafalgar Square
Postcode: WC2N 4JJ MAP Telephone: 020 7766 1100
Street Child's Christmas Carol Concert An evening of festive cheer in the Tower of London's Chapel Royal with all proceeds going towards Street Child's Legacy of Ebola Appeal. Candlelit carols and traditional readings will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Location: Tower of London
Postcode: EC3N 4AB MAP Telephone: 020 7614 7696
Temple Church Carol Services Temple Church's Advent & Christmas carol services, charity carol concert & carol sing-along are all a true delight, located in a picturesque courtyard between the Middle & Inner Temples. Children's nativity play - all welcome to take part.
Location: Fleet Street, Temple
Postcode: EC4Y 7BL MAP Telephone: 020 7427 5641
The London Carol Singers London's quartet of classically-trained A Capella professional carol singers available for hire, graduates of top British music colleges. Tailored service & competitive rates for the quartet, duet carol performance or abridged opera.
Location: London
The Mediaeval Baebes Christmas Carol Tour The Mediaeval Baebes will be performing Christmas carol classics from their top ten album Of Kings and Angels at Cecil Sharp House, Camden NW1.
Location: Cecil Sharp House, Regent's Park Road
Postcode: NW1 7AY MAP Telephone: 020 7485 2206
The Piccadilly Christmas Concert Led by Warren Mailley-Smith, piano & Susan Parkes, soprano with the Veles Ensemble, The Piccadilly Christmas Concert will be an unforgettable evening of Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Pachelbel & more.
Location: St James's Church, Piccadilly
Postcode: W1J 9LL MAP Telephone: 020 7766 1100
Traditional Carols by Candlelight, Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall welcomes the Mozart Festival Chorus & Orchestra for Christmas music by candlelight in 18th-century costume performing seasonal pieces: Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Rutter's The Twelve Days of Christmas, pieces from Handel's Messiah.
Location: Kensington
Postcode: SW7 2AP MAP Telephone: 020 7589 8212
Trafalgar Square Carols From Monday 11 to Friday 22 December (except Tuesday 12th & Saturday 16th) 40 carol singing groups will gather beneath the famous Trafalgar Square Christmas tree to entertain & bring festive cheer, 4-8pm on weekdays & 2-6pm at weekends.
Location: Trafalgar Square, Westminster
Postcode: WC2N 5DN MAP Telephone: 020 7983 4000
Waterloo Christmas Carols Waterloo's first ever outdoor carols singalong on Lower Marsh this December, with choirs, members of the community, and people from all over London. Free, unticketed event.Downloadable lyric sheet.
Location: Lower Marsh
Postcode: SE1 7AB MAP
Westminster Abbey Advent & Christmas All are welcome to Westminster Abbey's Christmas services, candlelit late afternoon & evening services, day time family & children's carols, service of lessons & carols, crib service, midnight mass, Christmas Day eucharists, matins, evensong.
Location: Westminster
Postcode: SW1P 3PA MAP Telephone: 020 7222 5152
Westminster Cathedral Carol Services Westminster Cathedral Central London, watch this space for details of this year's carol services.
Location: London
Postcode: SW1P 1QW MAP Telephone: 020 7798 9055