Saturday, 6th December 2025, 18:30
The Story of Christmas
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TL
Saturday, 6th December 2025
The Story of Christmas
Immerse yourself in an hour of warm, traditional and modern carols and readings — a programme that takes you through the story of Christmas, all within the cosy glow of this historic City church. Round the evening off with festive drinks and nibbles, perfect for soaking up the spirit of the season.
Programme:
- Philipp Nicolai – Wake, O Wake
- Boris Ord – Adam lay ybounden
- Trad. arr. John Rutter – Wexford Carol
- Hugo Distler – Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Iain Farrington – Nova!
- Benjamin Britten – A hymn to the Virgin
- Trad. arr. Andrew Carter – A maiden most gentle
- Zuzanna Koziej – The Lamb
- Richard Lloyd – Love Came Down at Christmas
- Charles Ives – A Christmas Carol
- Michael Head – The Little Road to Bethlehem
- Herbert Howells – Here is the Little Door
- arr. Martin Neary – We three Kings of Orient are
- Arr. Mack Wilberg – Ding Dong Merrily
- Moses Hogan – Glory, glory, glory to the Newborn King
Ticket prices: £14/£9 (concessions) if ordered before 6:30pm on 30th November 2025. £18/£13 (concessions) after this time.
Tickets are available here.