Carols for All

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Sat 14 Dec 1.10pm

Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

  • St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible.

  • Let’s make Christmas Special for All

    At Christmas time, we often use words like ‘home’ and ‘family’. Many will gather to celebrate and be together. But for many people today, such connection and security feels out of reach, and comfort feels far away. Please support the work of St James’s, and help us help others who won’t expect to experience love and joy in this festive season. Your donation, whatever you can afford, will help to bring hope into the lives of others this Christmas.

  • Programme likely in include:

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Sussex Carol

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Once In Royal David’s City

    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night

    In The Bleak Midwinter

    Hark, The Herald Angels Sing!

     

    and a megamix featuring:

     

    It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    Fairytale Of New York

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    Sing along with our friendly and tuneful Singing Scholars and top-class trumpeters!

     

    What’s on

    Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter

    Maggie’s Charity Carol Concert 2024  

    Wed 27 Nov 7pm

    An enchanting evening of celebrity readings, world class music, and the chance to start the festive season in style. 

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    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Thur 28 Nov 7.30pm

    Venetia and Barbara’s Christmas cabaret promising an evening packed with Christmas jazz classics and skits.

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    Advent Readings & Carols

    Sun 1 Dec 6pm

    A celebration of communities and friendship with readings, familiar carols, candlelight, wine and mince pies, in partnership with Churches Together in Westminster.

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    ‘Christmas for All’ Gala Concert

    Tue 3 Dec 6.30pm

    Join us for a spectacular annual fundraising gala concert featuring The Sixteen, St James’s Chamber Orchestra and BBC’s Sophie Raworth.

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    Carols for All

    Sat 7 Dec 1.10pm

    Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

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    Blue Christmas

    Sun 8 Dec 3pm

    A reflective service of music and readings for all who find this time of year difficult.

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    St James’s Music Scholars Christmas Concert

    Sun 8 Dec 7pm

    This wonderous concert will include vocal and instrumental music from the Middle Ages to the present day.

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    Carols for All

    Sat 14 Dec 1.10pm

    Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

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    Piccadilly Christmas Concert 

    Sat 14 Dec 7.30pm

    Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons and works by Corelli, Handel and Adam.

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    Festival of Lessons & Carols

    Sun 15 Dec 6pm

    Parish carol service with biblical readings, poetry and music from our Lay Singers and Music Scholars.

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    Christmas by Candlelight

    Sun 15 Dec 8pm

    Join St James’s Singers and brass players for a festive concert and enjoy all the familiar carols of the season.

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    Carols for Shoppers

    Tue 17 Dec 2.30pm

    Join young musicians from the Royal College of Music for joyful carols. The Christmas story will be accompanied by classic favourites, featuring brass fanfares, drums and a choir.

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    Carols for Shoppers

    Tues 17 Dec 5.30pm

    Join young musicians from the Royal College of Music for joyful carols. The Christmas story will be accompanied by classic favourites, featuring brass fanfares, drums and a choir.

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    Christmas Carols by Candlelight  

    Tue 17 Dec 8pm

    Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the run-up to Christmas with an unmissable performance by the phenomenally talented Piccadilly Christmas Singers.

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    Carols for All

    Wed 18 Dec 1.10pm

    Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

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    A Ceremony of Carols

    Thur 19 Dec 8pm

    Glorious Christmas choral favourites and Britten’s exquisite ‘Ceremony of Carols’ with the outstanding English Chamber Choir.

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    Carols for All

    Fri 20 Dec 1.10pm

    Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

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    Carols for All

    Sat 21 Dec 1.10pm

    Joyful popular carols for everyone. Sing along with St James’s Music Scholars and brass players.

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    Bach Violin Concertos at Christmas 

    Sun 22 Dec 6pm

    Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days before Christmas with a selection of Bach’s magnificent Violin Concertos.

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    Handel’s Messiah at Christmas

    Sun 22 Dec 8pm

    Enjoy a candlelit concert in the run-up to Christmas with a selection from Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah.

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    Carols for Christmas Eve

    Tue 24 Dec 4pm

    Hear the Christmas story and sing carols, accompanied by the St James’s Music Scholars and trumpet fanfares. Families and children are especially welcome at this service.

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    Midnight Mass

    Tue 24 Dec 11.30pm

    Join this solemn and beautiful Christmas Eucharist, with carols by candlelight.

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    Christmas Day Eucharist with Carols

    Wed 25 Dec 11am

    Celebrate the birth of Christ with choral music and carols. Everyone’s welcome to join our Christmas lunch with all the trimmings, after the service.

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    Moonlight Sonata at Christmas

    Fri 27 Dec 6pm

    Pianist, Martin Cousin, will perform a selection of much-loved piano works.

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    The Lark Ascending at Christmas 

    Fri 27 Dec 8pm

    Vaughan-Williams’ masterpiece, The Lark Ascending and other much-loved works.

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    Chopin & Champagne at Christmas

    Sat 28 Dec 6pm

    Enjoy an evening in the festive period with a  programme of Chopin’s piano masterpieces.

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    Viennese Christmas Spectacular

    Sat 28 Dec 8pm

    Enjoy an musical evening in the days after Christmas with a selection of well-loved classics.

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    Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas

    Sun 29 Dec 6pm

    Enjoy an evening in the festive period with a programme featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

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    Mozart Concertos at Christmas

    Sun 29 Dec 8pm

    Enjoy a concert in the week after Christmas as the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform two of Mozart’s magnificent concertos.

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    Winter Wonderland

    Mon 30 Dec 6pm

    Works to include John Williams Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

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    New Year’s Tango 

    Mon 30 Dec 8pm

    Relive the early days of tango in Buenos Aires, with Tango 44.

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    Moonlight Sonata on New Years Eve by Candlelight

    Tue 31 Dec 4.30pm

    British concert pianist, Warren Mailley-Smith, will perform a selection of much-loved piano works.

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    New Years Eve Vivaldi by Candlelight 

    Tue 31 Dec 6.30pm

    Enjoy a musical evening to round off the year with a performance of Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons.

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    New Years Eve Vivaldi by Candlelight 

    Tue 31 Dec 8.30pm

    End the year in style with The Piccadilly Sinfonietta.

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    New Years Piccadilly Family Concert 

    Wed 1 Jan 6.30pm

    The programme includes much loved works by Saint-Saens, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and many others.

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    New Year’s Day Piccadilly Prom

    Wed 1 Jan 7.30pm

    Enjoy an outstanding musical evening to start the year! 

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