Festive Christmas Events this Winter

If you are looking to get involved in the spirit of Christmas this winter then there are various activities across London to get you in that Christmas mood, from singing carols at the Royal Albert Hall to enjoying the Christmas cheer and tree at Trafalgar Square.

Christmas Carols in the Capital

The Royal Albert Hall will be hosting a great variety carol performance leading up to Christmas day, starting on the 14th with the London Concert Orchestra and a Christmas carol sing along. With many seasonal favourites due to be played such as ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, ‘Jingle Bells’ and with audience participation as standard, it looks like it will be a great way of enjoying a Christmas carol this festive season. On the 18th the famous Kings College Choir will take to the Royal Albert Hall’s stage and will perform a repertoire of festive songs as well as Hayden’s ‘The Creation’ and all supported by the Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Tickets cost from £11.50 so book soon to avoid disappointment. Also at the Royal Albert Hall on the 21st is the Carols by candlelight, Steven Devine is leading the Mozart Festival Orchestra as they perform seasonal classics from composers from Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. With the added readings from Charles Dickens and the Bible, this should be a splendid occasion to get your family into the festive mood. Tickets range from £11 to £41.50 ranging from the 21st to the 24th.

There are a whole host of colourful festive concerts on in London this month, including Carols at Canary Wharf on the 16th, and tuck into mulled wine and mince pies at the East Wintergarden while listening to traditional songs. Also the Dulwich Choral Society will be performing a number of carols on the 22nd at St Stevens Church but if Southwark Cathedral sounds more like your kind of thing, there will be a whole host of concerts available throughout December.

Trafalgar Square Christmas Events

One of the most famous Christmas Carol concerts in the world takes place in Trafalgar Square every winter, it will play host to a variety of concerts throughout December, including an atmospheric candle lit concert from The St Martin in the Fields choir on the 11th. As well as he regular concerts, visitors can marvel at the renowned Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree. Every year for over 60 years, the people of Oslo donate the 25 metre tree to the City of London as a thank you for the assistance Britain gave during World War II. The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree will be lit on the 4th of December during the annual ceremony, traditionally attended by the Lord Mayor of London.

If you want something a little more exciting to do with your family and something that children will enjoy, why not try the ghost tours at Hampton Court. Ghost tours will run until March and will give you an exclusive insight into the historic building and the ghostly apparitions that haunt the rooms.

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