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The Joys of Christmas by Candlelight

The Joys of Christmas offers a short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings. Interspersing traditional favourites with contemporary classics, the captivating performances will give something for everyone as you prepare for the season’s celebrations. The choir will sing much loved classics O Holy Night and Carol of the Bells and the Sussex Carol, alongside uplifting numbers including The Twelve Days of Christmas and Jingle Bells, together with audience carols for all to join in with including Once in Royal David’s City, In the Bleak Midwinter and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

Joy to the World: A Christmas Concert

Join the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Martin’s Brass for a joyful evening of carols and seasonal readings. Carols for all to sing include Hark! The Herald Angels’ Sing, Once in Royal David’s City and In the Bleak Midwinter, alongside favourites performed by our choir including Away in a Manger, Jingle Bells, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

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, including a few favourites for you to sing along with. The choir will sing uplifting Christmas classics including Carol of the Bells, Jingle Bells and The Twelve Days of Christmas, to Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, alongside audience carols for all to join in with including Once in Royal David’s City and Away in a manger.

BBC Singers and Britten Sinfonia: Britten St Nicholas

Benjamin Britten lives! 50 years to the day since his death in 1976, the Britten Sinfonia and the BBC Singers unleash the irrepressible life-force of Britten’s St Nicholas, the story of the saint who inspired the figure of Santa Claus.

Prison breaks, pickled boys and adventures at sea…just don’t call him Santa. The story of Saint Nicholas is wilder and more wonderful than you think, and in his joyous cantata, Benjamin Britten retold it in some of the brightest, boldest and most colourful music he ever wrote. What better way to mark the 50th anniversary of Britten’s death (to the day) than with a choral masterpiece that breaks all the rules?  It’s never sounded more alive. Arvo Pärt’s atmospheric tribute launches a celebration of genius from the BBC Singers and Britten Sinfonia.

A Trafalgar Square Christmas

On the evening of the lighting of the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, join 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. Carols for all to sing include It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Joy to the World, alongside works for choir and strings by John Rutter, Lucy Walker and Ola Gjeilo.

A Ceremony of Carols by Candlelight

A programme of music for Advent and Christmas, performed by the sopranos and altos of St Martin’s Voices and harpist Alis Huws, our Artist in Residence. Composed as a response to Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, Kristina Arakelyan’s A Christmas Offering also sets medieval texts in Latin and early English, with musical language which alludes to early medieval writing.

Carols by Candlelight

Carols by Candlelight offers a full evening of music, carol singing and readings, with enchanting performances of festive music including a few favourites for you to join in with. You’ll leave full of the joys of the season and ready to start your celebrations with family, friends and loved ones. The choir will sing much loved classics O Holy Night, See amid the winter’s snow and the Sussex Carol alongside audience carols for strings and organ for all including O little town of Bethlehem, God rest ye merry, Gentlemen and Hark! The Herald-Angels Sing.

A Choral Christmas by Candlelight

Celebrate the joy of Christmas through choral music in a special festive evening hosted by acclaimed composer and conductor Bob Chilcott. Featuring music from distinguished composers John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, and Lucy Walker, this concert explores the inspiration, stories, and creative craft behind writing music for the Christmas season. St Martin’s Voices brings the music to life with a selection of beautiful seasonal works, offering a warm and uplifting celebration of contemporary choral writing for Christmas.

Ballet Music by Candlelight

Experience the magic of ballet music by candlelight as St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Olivia Tait, brings some of the most celebrated dance scores to life in concert. From Gluck and Tchaikovsky’s lyrical melodies to Prokofiev and Stravinsky’s dramatic rhythms and vivid orchestration, this programme captures the character, movement, and storytelling at the heart of ballet music.

LMP play Bach’s Brandenburgs

Big, bold and way ahead of their time, the Brandenburg Concertos are Bach at his absolute best. Taking the concerto grosso (‘big concerto’) to new heights, the Brandenburg’s pushed the limits of what an instrument can do, creating a high-octane set of works full of flashy passages. It’s Bach bending the rules, raising the bar and having some fun while doing it.

In this concert, London Mozart Players perform two of these Concertos, No.1 and No.4, alongside a handpicked mix of other Bach favourites, including his Concerto for Violin and Oboe.

To enhance your listening experience, St Martin’s will be transformed into a digital gallery in as bespoke, live projections fill the walls as the orchestra plays.