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A Christmas Sequence

4.00pm | Sunday 8 December

The Girls of the Cathedral Choir perform their annual service of Christmas music and reflections with Harpist Marged Hall. Featuring music from Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and John Rutter’s Dancing Day.


Advent Taizé Prayer

6.00pm | Sunday 15th December

A simple service of meditation, chant and prayer based on the worship of the Taizé community.


Sweet Singing in the Choir
The Cathedral Choir Christmas Concerts

7.00pm | Friday 20 & Saturday 21 December

£20 (with concessions available)

To get fully in the Festive Spirit, join the Cathedral Choir for their Annual Christmas Concerts. The choir will perform music by composers including Mack Wilberg, Philip Stopford, and ‘Mr Christmas’ himself, John Rutter. There will also be Audience participation carols and a few fun surprises along the way! Mulled Wine and Mince Pies will be available.


The Cathedral Crib Service

4.00pm | Sunday 22 December

Children from the Cathedral Sunday School present the story of Christ’s birth through our annual Nativity drama and a host of everyone’s favourite carols!


A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

23rd & 24th December | 4.00pm

Tickets for both services of Nine Lessons and Carols are fully booked.

If you are attending this service and have a ticket, please go to the Prebendal House to wait for admission. Admission will start at 3.15pm. Please ensure you are seated by 3.45pm, or your reservations may be redistributed.

If you do not have a ticket but wish to attend, limited seating may be available in the Lady Chapel. Please go to the South East door and wait to be admitted. We are sorry that we are unable to guarantee a seat for everyone without a ticket.

These services will both be live streamed on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.


The First Eucharist of Christmas

Tuesday 24th December | 9.30pm

Join us to celebrate the birth of Christ with the First Eucharist of Christmas.

Missa Sancti Nicolai Haydn
A spotless Rose Howells


Christmas Day

Wednesday 25th December

Holy Eucharist [1984] | 8.00am

Holy Eucharist | 9.00am

Choral Eucharist | 11.00am

Mass in C, K.317 “Coronation Mass” Mozart
All bells in paradise Rutter