Experience the magic of Christmas at St Martin’s! Embrace the festive season through inspiring worship, lively Christmas Craft Fairs, and an extraordinary lineup of seasonal concerts, such as the world-renowned Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras returning to their London home, performing alongside a host of other fantastic ensembles for an unforgettable December. No Christmas at St Martin’s is complete without lifting your voice at one of our enchanting Candlelight Carol concerts, and our joyful Festive Family Carols are perfectly tailored for our younger guests. With our most popular concerts selling out quickly, we encourage you to book early and celebrate the season with us!
Christmas Services at St Martin’s
Wed 9 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 13 Dec, 3pm & 5pm Nine Lessons and Carols Join us for this traditional service of lessons and carols. All are welcome.
Thu 24 Dec, 1pm Blessing of the Crib & Dramatised Nativity Sun 29 Nov, 5pm Advent Carols Join us as we begin our journey through the season of Advent to the glories of Christmas.
Sun 29 Nov, 7pm Advent Sacred Space x The Living Room An hour of contemplation, reflection, Taizé chants and beautiful music.
Thu 3 Dec, 6pm Lighting of the Tree Trafalgar Square The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, gifted to the people of Great Britain by Norway, is prominently displayed from the beginning of December until 3 January.
Sun 6 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.
Join us for a service for all the family. With drama, carols, a baby, and a donkey – the Christmas story for today.
Thu 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.
Thu 24 Dec, 11pm Midnight Mass Join us as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Christmas together.
Fri 25 Dec, 10:30am Christmas Day Eucharist All are welcome as we come together for our Christmas Day Eucharist.
Sun 10 Jan 2026, 5pm Epiphany Carols Join us as we come together to witness the Christ child’s glory face to face.
Festive Concerts
St Martin’s Voices, Emerging Artists and Strings in the beautiful candlelit church for an evening of carols from the UK and around the world.
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Tue 24 Nov, 7:30pm A Choral Christmas by Candlelight Celebrate the joy of Christmas with St Martin’s Voices in a festive evening hosted by Bob Chilcott, featuring seasonal choral music from leading composers John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, and Lucy Walker.
Fri 4 Dec, 7:30pm BBC Singers and Britten Sinfonia: Britten St Nicholas Britten Anniversary Concert Benjamin Britten’s festive spirit lives on! Exactly 50 years since his passing in 1976, the Britten Sinfonia and BBC Singers unleash the irrepressible magic of St Nicholas – the glorious musical tale of the saint who inspired Santa Claus himself.
Tue 1 | Sun 6 | Sat 12 | Sun 13 Wed 16 Dec, 7:30pm Carols by Candlelight A full evening of music, readings, and carol singing, with enchanting performances by St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Strings – including a selection of favourite carols for you to join in with.
Wed 2 Dec, 7pm A Ceremony of Carols by Candlelight A joyful and uplifting programme of music for Advent and Christmas, culminating in Benjamin Britten’s radiant A Ceremony of Carols, performed by the sopranos and altos of St Martin’s Voices, accompanied by harpist Alis Huws.
Thu 3 Dec, 7:30pm A Trafalgar Square Christmas On the evening of the lighting of the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, join
Sat 5 | Sat 19 | Mon 21 | Tues 22 Wed 23 Dec, 11am Sat 5 | Sat 19 Dec, 1pm Sun 20 Dec, 2pm Festive Family Carols Celebrate the season in style with our Festive Family Carols concerts, offering the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a short one-hour programme of popular carols and music sung by St Martin’s Voices.
Sat 5, 3pm | Sun 6 | Sat 12 Dec, 4pm The Joys of Christmas by Candlelight A short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.
Sat 5 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 full evening of joyful music, readings, and carol singing to get you in the festive spirit – including a selection of favourite carols for you to join in with.
Fri 11 Dec, 1pm Choir of King’s College London: Scenes of the Nativity
Mon 7 Dec, 1pm Christmas Around the World
Celebrate the season with a beautiful lunchtime performance by the Choir of King’s College London, one of England’s leading university ensembles, presenting a festive programme featuring Poulenc’s Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël.
A joyful celebration of Christmas worldwide, featuring beloved carols like Silent Night, O Tannenbaum, Joy to the World, and Go Tell It on the Mountain. This programme showcases a rich mix of languages, cultures, and festive traditions.
Mon 7 Dec, 7:30pm Christmas with St Martin’s Voices Celebrate the start of Christmas with St Martin’s Voices in an evening of much-loved audience carols, festive choral works and contemporary arrangements, including selections from the choir’s new Christmas album of jazz-inspired choral works by Will Todd, The Promise.
Fri 11 | Mon 14 Dec, 7pm Ex Cathedra: Christmas Music by Candlelight Chamber choir Ex Cathedra presents a candlelit sequence of Christmas music: a quietly beautiful celebration of mystery, wonder and the deep, quiet heart of this magical season.
Sat 12 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.
Tue 8 Dec, 7:30pm This Endris Night: Christmas with VOCES8 VOCES8 invites you into a journey through the wonder of the Nativity, where chant and polyphony meet the warmth of familiar carols and festive song.
Thu 10 Dec, 7pm The Sixteen: Messiah Handel’s Messiah meets Harry Christophers and The Sixteen: a seasonal tradition from this world-famous choir.
Mon 14 Dec, 1pm A Renaissance Christmas A journey from Advent to Christmas Day in radiant Renaissance choral music, featuring works by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Orlando di Lasso.
Tue 15 Dec, 7:30pm Sound of Christmas with the London Gay Men’s Chorus The London Gay Men’s Chorus return to St Martin’s with a fun and festive performance of Christmas classics old and new!
Wed 16 Dec, 4pm A Classic FM Christmas with Zeb Soanes Experience the festive magic of St Martinin-the-Fields with Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices. A joyful celebration to lift your spirits this Christmas.
they present an uplifting evening of carols and seasonal readings, including a few favourites for you to join in with.
Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tues 22 Wed 23 Dec, 4pm Carols for Christmas by Candlelight A short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.
Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tues 22 Wed 23 Dec, 7:30pm A Christmas Celebration by Candlelight Thu 17 Dec, 7:30pm Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists: A Venetian Christmas Christmas in Venice, renaissance style. And who better to paint that magnificent scene than the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists?
Fri 18 Dec, 3pm & 5pm A Festival of Carols Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for a festive spectacular for choir and orchestra.
Fri 18 Dec, 7:30pm A Festival of Carols by Candlelight Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, under Andrew Earis, for an enchanting evening of Christmas music.
Sat 19 Dec, 4pm The Gift of Christmas by Candlelight Celebrate the season with The Gift of Christmas as St Martin’s Chamber Choir present an uplifting one-hour concert of carols and seasonal readings, including a few favourites for you to join in with.
Sat 19 Dec, 7:30pm The Spirit of Christmas by Candlelight Celebrate the season with St Martin’s Chamber Choir and St Martin’s Brass as
A Christmas Celebration offers a full evening of music, carol singing and readings, with enchanting performances of festive music by St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Brass, including a few favourites for you to join in with.
Mon 21 | Tues 22 | Wed 23 Dec, 1pm Festive Favourites Our Festive Favourites concerts bring you a joyful hour of music, carol singing, and seasonal readings to lift the spirit.
Sun 27 Dec, 7pm Christmas Classics by Candlelight The Belmont Ensemble of London presents Christmas Classics with violinist Helen Davies.
Mon 28 Dec, 7pm Music from The Movies at Christmas by Candlelight Join the Trafalgar Sinfonia for a selection of festive favourites from the big screen.
Tue 29 Dec, 7pm A Christmas Baroque by Candlelight Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for a selection of Baroque festive favourites, including works for soprano and strings alongside Corelli’s magical Christmas Concerto.
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Christmas Shop and Craft Fairs Tue 29 | Wed 30 Dec, 2:30pm Family Classics for Christmas Our festive family classics concert offers the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a short 45-minute programme of popular classical music, including a few favourites for you to join in with!
Browse St Martin’s Gift Shop for thoughtfully chosen presents and seasonal treasures. From distinctive stationery and creative toys to elegant jewellery and homewares, our collection includes festive cards, candles, and children’s books.
Wed 30 Dec, 7pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight In this richly varied programme, St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons in its full splendour, together with a dazzling selection of musical gems by Handel, Corelli and Rowley.
Thu 31 Dec, 2pm New Year’s Eve Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight Viktor Erik Emanuel performs piano favourites this New Year’s Eve including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Fri 1 Jan, 7pm New Year’s Extravaganza by Candlelight Join the Festive Orchestra of London for their traditional celebration of the new year at St Martin’s church.
Sat 2 Jan, 7pm A Viennese New Year by Candlelight Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble and conductor Andrew Earis for a sparkling New Year celebration of elegant waltzes and festive classics.
Christmas Craft Fairs Sat 21 | Sun 22 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 Nov, 11am – 5pm Spread out across all our lower spaces, come and browse over 90 stalls featuring the work of independent makers and crafters. Perfect for unique Christmas gifts!
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Join us for festive snacks and hot drinks including hot chocolate, warming mulled wine, Christmas cocktails, beer and wine.
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