Christmas Services at St Martin’s
Sun 30 Nov, 5pm Advent Carols
Join us as we begin our journey through the season of Advent to the glories of Christmas.
Sun 30 Nov, 7pm Advent Sacred Space
With the prayers of the Taizé community.
Thu 4 Dec, 5:30pm Lighting of the Tree Trafalgar Square
The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, gifted to the people of Britain by Norway, is prominently displayed from the beginning of December until 4 January.
Sun 7 Dec, 5pm
Blessing of the Crib
All are welcome to join us as we come together in Trafalgar Square, bless the Crib and welcome the Christ child into the world in a service for all the family.
Wed 10 Dec, 6:30pm Community Carols
Join us for this carol service for all who live and work in and around Trafalgar Square and in the parish of St Martin’s.
Sun 14 Dec, 3pm & 5pm Nine Lessons and Carols
Join us for this traditional service of lessons and carols. All are welcome.
Wed 24 Dec, 1pm Blessing of the Crib & Dramatised Nativity
Join us for a service for all the family. With drama, carols, a baby, and a donkey – the Christmas story for today.
Wed 24 Dec, 3:30pm & 5:30pm Parish Carol Service
All are welcome to join us for an uplifting service of carols, scripture, and poetry as we come together to anticipate the birth of Jesus.
Wed 24 Dec, 11pm Midnight Mass
Join us as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Christmas together.
Thu 25 Dec, 10:30am Christmas Day Eucharist
All are welcome as we come together for our Christmas Day Eucharist.
Sun 11 Jan 2026, 5pm Epiphany Carols
Join us as we come together to witness the Christ child’s glory face to face.
Festive Concerts at St Martin’s
Sat 29 Nov, 8pm
Christmas Silent Disco in the Crypt
Get ready for the most magical Christmas party experience as we transform our iconic underground crypt into a festive wonderland.
Tue 2 | Sun 28 Dec, 7pm
A Baroque Christmas by Candlelight
Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for a selection of Baroque festive favourites.
Wed 3 Dec, 7:30pm
Christmas with Tenebrae: In Winter’s House
Tenebrae’s gorgeous Christmas concert features a wide range of festive music old and new, including Britten’s iconic A Ceremony of Carols for upper voices and harp.
Thu 4 Dec, 7:30pm
Stile Antico: A Spanish Nativity
An irresistible mix of sumptuous Christmas polyphony and joyful folk influences from the sensual world of Renaissance Spain.
Fri 5 Dec, 1pm
St Martin’s Emerging Artists: A Christmas Collection
Enjoy a festive lunchtime concert filled with Christmas music for unaccompanied voices spanning several centuries.
Fri 5 Dec, 7pm
Christmas with the London
Gay Men’s Chorus
A fun and festive performance of Christmas classics old and new.
Sat 6 | Sat 20 | Mon 22
Tue 23 Dec, 11am
Sat 6 | Sun 21 Dec, 2pm Festive Family Carols
Enjoy wonderful Christmas Carols for all the family.
Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Sat 13
Wed 17 | Thu 18 Dec, 4pm
The Joys of Christmas by Candlelight
A short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.
Sat 6 Dec, 7:30pm
Joy to the World: A Christmas Concert
Join the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Martin’s Brass for a beautiful evening of carols and seasonal readings.
Sun 7 | Sun 14 | Wed 17
Thu 18 Dec, 7:30pm
Carols by Candlelight
Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Strings for a full evening of festive music, carol singing and readings.
Mon 8 Dec, 1pm
A Classic FM Christmas with Zeb Soanes
An hour of uplifting carols for the Christmas season presented by Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes with St Martin’s Voices.
Mon 8 Dec, 7:30pm
Christmas with St Martin’s Voices by Candlelight
An evening of carols led by St Martin’s Voices.
Tue 9 Dec, 7pm
The Sixteen: Handel’s Messiah
Handel’s Messiah gets The Sixteen treatment: a virtuoso performance from a chamber choir of unrivalled insight and skill.
Thu 11 Dec, 6:30pm A Ceremony of Carols by Candlelight
Celebrate the season with a captivating programme of choral music for upper voices and harp.
Fri 12 Dec, 1pm
Tiffin Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs
Celebrate the season with the globallyacclaimed Tiffin Choirs as they perform Benjamin Britten’s festive and beloved classic, A Ceremony of Carols
Fri 12, Mon 15 Dec, 7pm Ex Cathedra: Christmas Music by Candlelight
Chamber choir Ex Cathedra presents a candlelit sequence of atmospheric seasonal music.
Sat 13 Dec, 2pm
Festive Family Carols with St Martin’s Junior Choir
Celebrate the season in style with our Festive Family Carols concert, featuring our very own Junior Choir.
Sat 13 Dec, 7:30pm
The Spirit of Christmas by Candlelight
Join St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Choir and St Martin’s Brass for a beautiful evening of carols and seasonal readings.
Tue 16 Dec, 7:30pm Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists: Handel’s Messiah
The Monteverdi Choir sings Handel’s Messiah – with Sarah Connolly heading an all-star cast.
Fri 19 Dec, 3pm | 5pm Carols for Christmas with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for an hour of traditional carols for choir and orchestra.
Fri 19 Dec, 7:30pm
Christmas with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields by Candlelight
Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for a festive evening spectacular.
Sat 20 | Mon 22 | Tue 23 Dec, 2pm Festive Favourites
Our Festive Favourites concerts offer a short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.
Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Mon 22
Tue 23 Dec, 4pm Carols for Christmas by Candlelight
Join us for an hour of beautiful carols in the gorgeous setting of St Martin’s.
Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Mon 22
Tue 23 Dec, 7:30pm A Christmas Celebration by Candlelight
Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Brass for a festive evening of carols as we celebrate the final days leading up to Christmas.
Sat 27 Dec, 7pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Enjoy Antonio Vivaldi’s masterpiece of Baroque beauty and drama this Christmas.
Sun 28 Dec, 2:30pm Family Classics at Christmas
Our festive family classics concert offers the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a programme of popular classical music.
Mon 29 Dec, 7pm
Music from the Movies at Christmas by Candlelight
A selection of festive favourites from the big screen with the Belmont Ensemble of London.
Tue 30 Dec, 7pm
‘Tis the Season Four Seasons by Candlelight
The Trafalgar Sinfonia present a lively programme of seasonal Baroque favourites.
Wed 31 Dec, 2pm New Year’s Eve Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight
Viktor Erik Emanuel performs piano favourites this New Year’s Eve.
Thu 1 Jan 2026, 7pm New Year Extravaganza by Candlelight
Join the Festive Orchestra of London for their traditional celebration of the New Year.
Fri 2 Jan 2026, 7pm
A Viennese New Year by Candlelight
A traditional New Year feast of waltzes and polkas composed by the Strauss family and their contemporaries.
