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Christmas concerts 2026

December is the busiest month of the concert year: Messiah and Bach's Christmas Oratorio in churches and halls across the country, carols by candlelight, The Nutcracker with a live orchestra and New Year's concerts to close the year. The popular ones sell out early.

What you'll hear

  • Handel

    Messiah

    Handel's oratorio, from 'Comfort ye' to the Hallelujah chorus. Some performances invite the audience to sing along.

  • Bach

    Christmas Oratorio

    Six cantatas for the Christmas season, often played as two concerts of three, with trumpets and timpani from the first bar.

  • Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker

    Tchaikovsky's ballet, with a live orchestra or as a concert suite: the Sugar Plum Fairy, the snowflakes and the waltz of the flowers.

  • Choirs

    Carols & candlelight

    Choirs singing carols in candlelit churches and cathedrals, from services of Nine Lessons and Carols to carol concerts.

Christmas concerts on the agenda160

Oxford Summertown - Bach to Baby Christmas Family Concert – St Michael and All Angels Church
14Nov

Sat 11:30 · St Michael and All Angels Church · Oxford

Oxford Summertown - Bach to Baby Christmas Family Concert

£19.84

Handel Messiah – St John's, Waterloo
14Nov

Sat 19:30 · St John's, Waterloo · London

Handel Messiah

Viennese Christmas Spectacular – Sheffield Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul)
14Nov

Sat 19:30 · Sheffield Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul) · Sheffield

Viennese Christmas Spectacular

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight - Sat 14 Nov, Leeds – Leeds Minster
14Nov

Sat 19:30 · Leeds Minster · Leeds

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight - Sat 14 Nov, Leeds

From £23.46

GLISSBLISS by Carolina Cury – The Folklore Rooms
19Nov

Thu 19:30 · The Folklore Rooms · Brighton

GLISSBLISS by Carolina Cury

With Carolina Cury, Konstantinos Damianakis, Sekinue

£11.36

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas – St Ann's Church
21Nov

Sat 20:00 · St Ann's Church · Manchester

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas

£22.00

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight – St Ann's Church
21Nov

Sat 20:00 · St Ann's Church · Manchester

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight

Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight - 22nd November, Manchester – Manchester Cathedral
22Nov

Sun 19:30 · Manchester Cathedral · Manchester

Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight - 22nd November, Manchester

From £27.80

24Tuesday 24 November1

  1. 19:00Christmas at the Musicals Llandaff CathedralLlandaff Cathedral · CardiffFrom £22.38

26Thursday 26 November2

  1. 19:30Vivaldi Four Seasons at ChristmasBristol Cathedral · Bristol£22.00
  2. 19:30Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by CandlelightBristol Cathedral · BristolFrom £20.00

27Friday 27 November4

  1. 19:30Christmas musical eveningChurch of Saint Edward, King and Confessor · Cardiff£13.70
  2. 20:00Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas by CandlelightSt Mary-le-Strand · London
  3. 20:00Vivaldi Four Seasons at ChristmasSt Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh£16.50
  4. 20:00Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by CandlelightSt Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

28Saturday 28 November7

  1. 18:00Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by CandlelightSt Mary-le-Strand · London
  2. 18:15Chopin by Candlelight at ChristmasSt Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh
  3. 19:00FEAST OF CHRISTMAS MUSICWorksop College · WorksopFrom £8.50
  4. 19:00MessiahFisherwick Presbyterian Church · BelfastFrom £11.55
  5. 19:30Sing Gospel Christmas Concert 2026St Mary's Church - Acton · LondonFrom £12.08
  6. 19:30Vivaldi Four Seasons at ChristmasLlandaff Cathedral · Cardiff£22.00
  7. 20:00Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto at Christmas by CandlelightSt Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

29Sunday 29 November2

  1. 17:30Advent Carol ServiceSt Bride's Church, Fleet Street · LondonFree
  2. 18:00The Paradise Tree - Music & readings for Advent 2026University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel · Glasgow£7.75

1Tuesday 1 December2

  1. 17:30Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh
  2. 19:30Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

2Wednesday 2 December4

  1. 13:15An Advent Organ RecitalTemple Church · London
  2. 17:30Bach Cello Suites at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh
  3. 19:00ORA Singers: Swing into ChristmasLadbroke Hall · London£36.05
  4. 19:30Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

3Thursday 3 December4

  1. 17:30Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh
  2. 18:00Christmas Carols by CandlelightSt Mary-le-Strand · London
  3. 19:00MessiahTemple Church · London
  4. 19:30Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas at St Mary's Church OxfordUniversity Church of St Mary the Virgin · Oxford£20.00

4Friday 4 December9

  1. 15:00Sir John Rutter’s Christmas CelebrationRoyal Albert Hall · London
  2. 17:30Chopin & Champagne at ChristmasEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh
  3. 19:00Handel’s MessiahSmith Square Hall · London
  4. 19:30Christmas at The Movies by CandlelightBristol Cathedral · Bristol£25.00
  5. 19:30Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto at Christmas by CandlelightEdinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh
  6. 19:30O Emmanuel: a choral sequence for AdventHoly Sepulchre · London
  7. 19:30Sir John Rutter's Christmas CelebrationRoyal Albert Hall · London
  8. 20:00Christmas Candlelight ConcertDunadry Hotel And Gardens · Dunadry£27.80
  9. 20:00Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas - 8pm showSt. Mary-Le-Strand Church · London£37.80

5Saturday 5 December5

  1. 14:30The Magic of Christmas - WitneySt Mary's Church · WitneyFrom £16.99
  2. 15:00Christmas CrackerCadogan Hall · London
  3. 15:00Maggie's in Cardiff Christmas ConcertSt. Teilo's Church · CardiffFrom £7.50
  4. 17:00Côr Bro Ogwr Christmas ConcertThe Tabernacle Church · Bridgend£12.00
  5. 19:00A West London ChristmasSt Michael and All Angels Church, Chiswick · London
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