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Sermon given on Christmas Day 2019

Wednesday, 25th December 2019

There is a famous Christmas Day story set here in Westminster Abbey. It takes us back to Christmas Day 1066 William the Conqueror came here to be crowned.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day: The Beginning of Everything

Wednesday, 24th December 2025

Merry Christmas from Westminster Abbey! In this reflection, the Dean of Westminster explores the good news of Jesus' birth through the Gospel of John.

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018

Tuesday, 25th December 2018

The heart of the joy of Christmas gives almost universal pleasure.

A Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas: God who is being revealed to us

Sunday, 29th December 2024

Ponder the meaning of young Jesus' teaching in the temple with The Reverend Amanda Bourne in a reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas.

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023

Sunday, 1st January 2023

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023: A reflection on a much-overlooked part of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Matthew, and encourages us to.

A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey

Works by Leighton, Poulenc, Rutter and Walton feature in this delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas.

Sermon Given at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2015

Thursday, 24th December 2015

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

Christmas Day Reflection

Wednesday, 25th December 2024

Hear the good news of Christ's coming with The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.

Sermon Christmas Day 2023

Monday, 25th December 2023

Sermon Christmas Day 2023: In the beginning was the Word. Now, I need some room, some leeway. this morning. Perhaps, and please, you might be patient? I do know it is Christmas.

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of Christmas Day 2024

Wednesday, 25th December 2024

...but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son.

Christmas I Reflection: God of refuge

Sunday, 28th December 2025

The Reverend Canon Mark Birch explores the story of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, and God's all-embracing welcome.

Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016

Saturday, 24th December 2016

Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016: Light in the darkness Picture, if you will, a fertile windswept landscape of low hills and large horizons. The land is farmed - arable.

Sermon given at Midnight Mass at Christmas 2018

Monday, 24th December 2018

‘When the angels had left them, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”’

Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023

Sunday, 24th December 2023

Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a myth. It’s a very particular sound-world. At Christmas, in the villages surrounding Rome, you can.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas 2025

Sunday, 28th December 2025

The manger has become so familiar, so comforting, that we perhaps need to look a little deeper.

Sermon Given at First Eucharist of Christmas 2016

Saturday, 24th December 2016

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2020

Sunday, 5th January 2020

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2020: By grace we are gathered and by grace we shall be gathered. Having Christmas behind us can feel like quite.

Sermon given at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2017

Sunday, 24th December 2017

Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2025

Thursday, 25th December 2025

The birth of a child is an assault on the senses.

Reflection: Christmas Day

Monday, 1st January 0001

Watch or read the reflection from Christmas Day, Peace on earth